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sage

1  [seyj] noun, adjective, sag⋅er, sag⋅est.
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–noun
1. a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
2. someone venerated for the possession of wisdom, judgment, and experience.
–adjective
3. wise, judicious, or prudent: sage advice.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME (n. and adj.) < OF < LL sapidus wise, tasteful (L: tasty), equiv. to sap(ere) to know, be wise, orig. to taste (see sapient ) + -idus -id 4

Related forms:
sagely, adverb
sageness, noun

Synonyms:
1. philosopher. 3. sagacious.

Antonyms:
1. fool.
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sage 1   (sāj)   
n.  One venerated for experience, judgment, and wisdom.
adj.   sag·er, sag·est

  1. Having or exhibiting wisdom and calm judgment.

  2. Proceeding from or marked by wisdom and calm judgment: sage advice.

  3. Archaic Serious; solemn.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *sapius, from Latin sapere, to be wise; see sep- in Indo-European roots.]
sage'ly adv., sage'ness n.
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Word Origin & History

sage  (adj.)
"wise," 1297, from O.Fr. sage (11c.), from Gallo-Romance *sabius, from V.L. *sapius, from L. sapere "have a taste, have good taste, be wise," from PIE base *sap- "to taste." The noun meaning "man of profound wisdom" is recorded from c.1300. Originally applied to the Seven Sages -- Thales, Solon, Periander, Cleobulus, Chilon, Bias, and Pittacus.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: sage
Pronunciation: 'sAj
Function: noun
: a perennial mint of the genus Salvia (S. officinalis) having grayish green pungent andaromatic leaves that are much used in flavoring foods and as a mild tonic and astringent; broadly : any plant of the genus Salvia
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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