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wisdom

[ wiz-duhm ]

noun

  1. the quality or state of being wise; knowledge of what is true or right coupled with just judgment as to action; sagacity, discernment, or insight.

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  2. scholarly knowledge or learning:

    the wisdom of the schools.

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  3. wise sayings or teachings; precepts.
  4. a wise act or saying.
  5. (initial capital letter) Douay Bible. Wisdom of Solomon.


wisdom

/ ˈɪə /

noun

  1. the ability or result of an ability to think and act utilizing knowledge, experience, understanding, common sense, and insight
  2. accumulated knowledge, erudition, or enlightenment
  3. archaic.
    a wise saying or wise sayings or teachings
  4. obsolete.
    soundness of mind
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ɾddz· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wisdom1

First recorded before 900; Middle English, Old English īō; cognate with Old Norse īō, German Weistum. See wise 1, -dom
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wisdom1

Old English īō; see wise 1, -dom
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Former FA Chairman Lord Triesman told The Telegraph that the Scottish FA had shown "wisdom" and "similar clarity from the FA is long overdue".

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Given this fact, the “conventional wisdom” suggests that Trump’s presidency should be in grave trouble at this early point in his second term.

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"I used to think it was a cliché, but there is a lot of wisdom in the idea, 'that it's not a loss, it's a learning'," Buckle says.

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“Dead Outlaw” evokes at moments the droll perversity of “Sweeney Todd,” the cold-hearted glee of “Assassins” and the Brechtian skewering of “Road Show” — Sondheim musicals that fly in the face of conventional musical theater wisdom.

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"The conventional wisdom at the time was to find a person who has access to information, works really hard — not to trust the markets to do their job"

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WisdenWisdom of Jesus, Son of Sirach