wisdom


Definition: Meaning of, wisdom in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈwɪzdəm /

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  1. good sense and judgment, based especially on your experience of life
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  2. knowledge gained over a long period of time through learning or experience
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  3. (the) conventional/received/traditional etc wisdom a belief or opinion that most people have
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  4. in somebody's (infinite) wisdom humorous used to say that you do not understand why someone has decided to do something
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Wisdom


Definition: Meaning of, Wisdom in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈwɪzdəm /

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Wisdom wisdoms
  1. an Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC
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Wisdom used in phrases

  • God's Wisdom (noun)
    1. the omniscience of a divine being
  • Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach (noun)
    1. resembling Proverbs in that respect an Apocryphal book mainly of maxims
  • Wisdom of Solomon (noun)
    1. an Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC
  • wisdom book (noun)
    1. Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus any of the biblical books that are considered to contain wisdom
  • wisdom literature (noun)
    1. Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus any of the biblical books that are considered to contain wisdom
  • wisdom tooth (noun)
    1. one of the four teeth at the back of your mouth that do not grow until you are an adult
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