sage
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Definition of sage
17 senses · 5 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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Wise.
“Harry the fift is crownd, vp vanitie, / Downe royall ſtate, all you ſage counſailers, hence, / And to the Engliſh Court aſſemble now / From euery region, apes of idleneſſe: […]”
“Howbeit the Caledonians with great preparation, and by rumor, as of things unknown much greater, taking Armes, and of thir own accord begining Warr by the aſſault of ſundry Caſtles, ſent back ſome of thir fear to the Romans themſelves: and there were of the Commanders, who cloaking thir fear under ſhew of ſage advice, counſel’d the General to retreat back on this ſide Bodotria.”
“CHAPTER VII. In which Jack makes some very sage reflections, and comes to a very unwise decision.”
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adj
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Wise.
“Harry the fift is crownd, vp vanitie, / Downe royall ſtate, all you ſage counſailers, hence, / And to the Engliſh Court aſſemble now / From euery region, apes of idleneſſe: […]”
“Howbeit the Caledonians with great preparation, and by rumor, as of things unknown much greater, taking Armes, and of thir own accord begining Warr by the aſſault of ſundry Caſtles, ſent back ſome of thir fear to the Romans themſelves: and there were of the Commanders, who cloaking thir fear under ſhew of ſage advice, counſel’d the General to retreat back on this ſide Bodotria.”
“CHAPTER VII. In which Jack makes some very sage reflections, and comes to a very unwise decision.”
- (obsolete)Grave; serious; solemn.
noun
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A very wise person or spiritual teacher; someone of gravity and wisdom, especially, a teacher venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave or stoic philosopher.
“’Tis certain, that, while we aſpire to the magnanimous Firmneſs of the philoſophic Sage, and endeavour to confine our Pleaſures altogether within our own Minds, we may, at laſt, render our Philoſophy, like that of Epictetus and other Stoics, only a more refin’d Syſtem of Selfiſhneſs, and reaſon ourſelves out of all Virtue, as well as ſocial Enjoyment.”
“All sages and physicians agree in saying that the ills which afflict man originate with the abuse of coition.”
- (uncountable, usually)The plant Salvia officinalis and savory spice produced from it; also planted for ornamental purposes.
- (uncountable, usually)Any plant in the genus Salvia.
- (uncountable, usually)Any of a number of plants such as sagebrush considered to be similar to Salvia officinalis, mostly because they are small shrubs and have gray foliage or are aromatic.
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(Internet)Word used in the email field of imageboards to prevent a bump of the post. Used as an option rather than a word in some imageboard software.
“sage in all fields”
verb
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(Internet)The act of using the word or option sage in the email field or a checkbox of an imageboard when posting a reply.
“Reminder to sage and report.”
name
- (countable, uncountable)A surname transferred from the nickname.
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(countable, uncountable)A male given name from English.
“She wanted to give the child a unique, meaningful name; among those she and Linda liked, she said, were Laurel and Lavender. Or if it was a boy, perhaps Sage . “Why not Spinach or Cabbage?” Brian had scoffed.”
- (countable, uncountable)A female given name from English.
- (countable, uncountable)One of the triune gods of the Horned God in Wicca, representing a man, older than a middle-aged Father and boyish Master
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Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English sage, from Old French sage (11th century), from Vulgar Latin *sapium, from Latin sapere (“to taste, to discern, to be wise”). The noun meaning "man of profound wisdom" is recorded from circa 1300. Originally applied to the Seven Sages of Greece.
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