see|Wisdom
English
Pronunciation
IPA|/ËwɪzdÉm/
audio|en-us-wisdom.ogg|Audio (US)
Etymology
From wise + noun of state suffix -dom, equivalent to -ness, -head, and -hood
Noun
en-noun
- An element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise.
- 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.
Derived terms
wisdom tooth
Related terms
wise
Wissen (German)
Translations
trans-top|element of personal character
Czech: t-|cs|moudrost|f
Danish: t-|da|visdom|c
Finnish: t-|fi|viisaus
German: t+|de|Weisheit|f
Greek: t+|el|ÏοÏία|f|sc=Grek (sofÃa)
trans-mid
Japanese: ç¥æµ (chie)
Russian: мÑдÑоÑÑÑ (múdrostâ) f
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trans-top|piece of wise advice
Danish: t-|da|visdom|c
Finnish: t-|fi|viisaus
German: t+|de|Weisheit|f
trans-mid
Japanese: ç¥æµ (chie)
Russian: мÑдÑоÑÑÑ (múdrostâ) f
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trans-top|discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good
Danish: t-|da|visdom|c
Finnish: t-|fi|viisaus
German: t+|de|Weisheit|f
trans-mid
Japanese: ç¥æµ (chie)
Russian: мÑдÑоÑÑÑ (múdrostâ) f
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trans-top|ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way
Danish: t-|da|visdom|c
Finnish: t-|fi|viisaus
German: t+|de|Weisheit|f
Greek: t+|el|ÏοÏία|f|sc=Grek (sofÃa)
trans-mid
Japanese: è±ç¥ (eichi), ç¥è (chishiki)
Russian: мÑдÑоÑÑÑ (múdrostâ) f
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trans-top|ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding
Danish: t-|da|visdom|c
Finnish: t-|fi|viisaus
German: t+|de|Weisheit|f
Greek: t+|el|ÏοÏία|f|sc=Grek (sofÃa)
trans-mid
Japanese: ç¥è (chishiki)
Russian: мÑдÑоÑÑÑ (múdrostâ) f
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trans-top|ability to know and apply spiritual truths
Danish: t-|da|visdom|c
Finnish: t-|fi|viisaus
German: t+|de|Weisheit|f
trans-mid
Japanese: è±ç¥ (eichi), ç¥è (chishiki)
Russian: мÑдÑоÑÑÑ (múdrostâ) f
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ttbc|Albanian: mençuri
ttbc|Anglo-Saxon: wÃsdóm m
ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|ØÙÙ
Ø© (ħÃkma) f
ttbc|Azerbaijani: fÓrasÓt
ttbc|Bulgarian: мÑдÑоÑÑ (mÄdrost)
ttbc|Cherokee: á á¦áá²áá (agatohvsdi)
ttbc|Chinese: æºæ
§, ææº (zhìhuì)
ttbc|Dutch: wijsheid
ttbc|Esperanto: saÄeco
ttbc|Estonian: tarkus
ttbc|French: sagesse f
ttbc|Georgian: áªáááá (tsodna)
ttbc|Hebrew: ×××× (hokhma) f
ttbc|Hungarian: bölcsesség
ttbc|Indonesian: kebijaksanaan
ttbc|Italian: saggezza f
ttbc|Korean: ì§í (jihye)
ttbc|Latin: sapientia f
ttbc|Latvian: gudrība f
ttbc|Malayalam: à´àµà´à´¾à´¨à´ (jnaanam), à´
റിവൠ(aRivu)
ttbc|Persian: FAchar|عÙÙ (aghal)
ttbc|Peul: ndimaagu
ttbc|Polish: mÄ
droÅÄ f
ttbc|Portuguese: sabedoria f
ttbc|Romanian: sfÄtoÅenie
ttbc|Slovak: rozum
ttbc|Slovene: modrost f
ttbc|Spanish: sabidurÃa f
ttbc|Swahili: busara
ttbc|Swedish: visdom c
ttbc|Turkish: akil
ttbc|Uyghur: aqiliq
ttbc|Welsh: callineb
ttbc|Yiddish: (hokhme)
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See also
morality
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