wisdom
IPA: wˈɪzdʌm
noun
- (uncountable) An element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise.
- (countable) A piece of wise advice.
- The discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good.
- The ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way, especially to different situations from that in which the knowledge was gained.
- The ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding.
- (theology) The ability to know and apply spiritual truths.
- (rare) A group of wombats.
- (rare) A group of owls.
- (biblical) The Wisdom of Solomon, a book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.
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Examples of "wisdom" in Sentences
- Old people have wisdom.
- It's the inscrutable wisdom of the market.
- This is the manifestation of the highest wisdom.
- Conventional wisdom has not coalesced on the matter.
- The book and the torch symbolize intelligence and wisdom.
- To gain understanding that wisdom may be vouchsafed to me.
- Learn from me, use the rules intelligently and attain wisdom.
- The wisdom of individuality is also known as Discriminating Wisdom.
- The intro paragraph equates sapience with intelligence rather than wisdom.
- The perfection of reason is wisdom, and the pursuit of wisdom is philosophy.
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