What does wisdom mean?
Definitions for wisdom
ˈwɪz dəmwis·dom
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word wisdom.
Princeton's WordNet
wisdom(noun)
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
wisdom, wiseness(noun)
the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight
wisdom, sapience(noun)
ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight
wisdom, wiseness, soundness(noun)
the quality of being prudent and sensible
Wisdom of Solomon, Wisdom(noun)
an Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC
Wiktionary
wisdom(Noun)
An element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise.
Etymology: wisdom, corresponding to wise + noun suffix -dom. Cognate with Old Norse vísdómr, German Weistum, Danish/Norwegian/Swedish visdom.
wisdom(Noun)
A piece of wise advice.
Etymology: wisdom, corresponding to wise + noun suffix -dom. Cognate with Old Norse vísdómr, German Weistum, Danish/Norwegian/Swedish visdom.
wisdom(Noun)
The discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good.
Etymology: wisdom, corresponding to wise + noun suffix -dom. Cognate with Old Norse vísdómr, German Weistum, Danish/Norwegian/Swedish visdom.
wisdom(Noun)
The ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way, especially to different situations from that in which the knowledge was gained.
Etymology: wisdom, corresponding to wise + noun suffix -dom. Cognate with Old Norse vísdómr, German Weistum, Danish/Norwegian/Swedish visdom.
wisdom(Noun)
The ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding.
Etymology: wisdom, corresponding to wise + noun suffix -dom. Cognate with Old Norse vísdómr, German Weistum, Danish/Norwegian/Swedish visdom.
wisdom(Noun)
The ability to know and apply spiritual truths.
Etymology: wisdom, corresponding to wise + noun suffix -dom. Cognate with Old Norse vísdómr, German Weistum, Danish/Norwegian/Swedish visdom.
Wisdom(ProperNoun)
The Wisdom of Solomon,a book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
Etymology: wisdom, corresponding to wise + noun suffix -dom. Cognate with Old Norse vísdómr, German Weistum, Danish/Norwegian/Swedish visdom.
Webster Dictionary
Wisdom(adj)
the quality of being wise; knowledge, and the capacity to make due use of it; knowledge of the best ends and the best means; discernment and judgment; discretion; sagacity; skill; dexterity
Wisdom(adj)
the results of wise judgments; scientific or practical truth; acquired knowledge; erudition
Freebase
Wisdom
Wisdom is a deep understanding and realization of people, things, events or situations, resulting in the ability to apply perceptions, judgments and actions in keeping with this understanding. It often requires control of one's emotional reactions so that universal principles, reason and knowledge prevail to determine one's actions. Wisdom is also the comprehension of what is true coupled with optimum judgment as to action. Synonyms include: sagacity, discernment, or insight.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Wisdom
wiz′dum, n. quality of being wise: judgment: right use of knowledge: learning: (B.) skilfulness, speculation, spiritual perception: the apocryphal Book of the Wisdom of Solomon (see Apocrypha).—n. Wis′dom-tooth, a large double back-tooth, so called because it appears late, when people are supposed to have arrived at the age of wisdom. [A.S. wísdóm, wisdom. Cf. Wise.]
The Roycroft Dictionary
wisdom
A term Pride uses when talking of Necessity.
Editors Contribution
wisdom
The quality of being wise with knowledge.
Wisdom is a real gift to the soul.
Submitted by MaryC on March 15, 2020
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British National Corpus
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'wisdom' in Nouns Frequency: #2278
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of wisdom in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of wisdom in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of wisdom in a Sentence
The wisdom on part of a person is to neither follow the crowd nor let the crowd to follow her/him as then only s/he can find truly own peace of mind .
During the late nights, try to walk in the empty streets with an empty mind! Light of wisdom will soon accompany you!
The Church, in her wisdom, maintains the distinction between engaged and married couples -- they are not the same, today's culture and society have become rather indifferent to the delicate and serious nature of this passage.
Until the conscience has gained sufficient wisdom, desire resembles a raging wildfire.
I have learned throughout my life as a composer chiefly through my mistakes and pursuits of false assumptions, not my exposure to founts of wisdom and knowledge.
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- حِكْمَةٌ, حكمةArabic
- му́драсцьBelarusian
- мъдростBulgarian
- saviesaCatalan, Valencian
- moudrostCzech
- мѫдростьOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- visdomDanish
- WeisheitGerman
- σοφίαGreek
- saĝecoEsperanto
- sabiduríaSpanish
- tarkusEstonian
- خردمندی, خرد, حکمتPersian
- viisausFinnish
- vísdómurFaroese
- sagesseFrench
- eagnaIrish
- gliocasScottish Gaelic
- sabenza, sabedoríaGalician
- חוכמהHebrew
- बुद्धिमत्ताHindi
- bölcsességHungarian
- խոհեմություն, իմաստությունArmenian
- kebijaksanaanIndonesian
- sajesoIdo
- vísdómurIcelandic
- saggezza, discernimento, senno, sensoItalian
- חוכמהHebrew
- 知恵, 英知, 知識Japanese
- គតិបណ្ឌិតKhmer
- ಜ್ಞಾನKannada
- 지혜Korean
- sapientia, sagacitas, scientia, sapientia,Latin
- gudrībaLatvian
- мудростMacedonian
- ဉာဏ်, ဝိဇ္ဇာ, ဉာဏBurmese
- wijsheidDutch
- visdomNorwegian
- ił ééhózinNavajo, Navaho
- mądrośćPolish
- sabedoria, sapiência, orientação, bom senso, sagacidadePortuguese
- înțelepciune, sapiență, judecatăRomanian
- му́дростьRussian
- мудрост, mudrostSerbo-Croatian
- múdrosťSlovak
- modróstSlovene
- visdomSwedish
- falsafa, hekima, mwanafalsafaSwahili
- ஞானம்Tamil
- జ్ఞానంTelugu
- ความฉลาดThai
- hikmet, bilgelik, akılTurkish
- му́дрістьUkrainian
- حکمتUrdu
- sự khôn ngoanVietnamese
- חכמהYiddish
- 智慧Chinese
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