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sage

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[ seyj ]

noun

  1. a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.

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  2. someone venerated for the possession of wisdom, judgment, and experience.


adjective

sager, sagest.
  1. wise, judicious, or prudent:

    sage advice.

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sage

2

[ seyj ]

noun

  1. any plant or shrub belonging to the genus Salvia, of the mint family.
  2. an herb, Salvia officinalis, whose grayish-green leaves are used medicinally and in cooking.
  3. the leaves of the medicinal and culinary herb Salvia officinalis.

Sage

3

[ seyj ]

noun

  1. Russell, 1816–1906, U.S. financier.

sage

1

/ ɪ /

noun

  1. a man revered for his profound wisdom
“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

adjective

  1. profoundly wise or prudent
  2. obsolete.
    solemn
“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

sage

2

/ ɪ /

noun

  1. a perennial Mediterranean plant, Salvia officinalis, having grey-green leaves and purple, blue, or white flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates)
  2. the leaves of this plant, used in cooking for flavouring
  3. short for sagebrush
“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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Derived Forms

  • ˈԱ, noun
  • ˈ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • · adverb adjective
  • ·Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sage1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin sapius (unattested), from Latin sap(ere) “to taste, have taste, smell, smell of; to have sense, discern, know, be wise” + -idus; sapient, -id 4

Origin of sage2

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English sa ( u ) ge, from Middle French sau ( l ) ge, from Latin salvia, derivative of salvus safe (so named from its supposed healing powers)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sage1

C13: from Old French, from Latin sapere to be sensible; see sapient

Origin of sage2

C14: from Old French saulge, from Latin salvia, from salvus safe, in good health (from the curative properties attributed to the plant)
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I remind myself of this sage corrective, because like playwright Keiko Green, author of the new comedy “You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World!”

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There are large mounds of California buckwheat, tall spires of sweet hummingbird sage and incandescently purple clusters of showy penstemon.

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Then, coastal sage, buckwheat, wild grape, wildflowers, milkweed and other native plants will be planted on the roughly one-acre habitat.

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we hadn’t considered is the extent to which a complicit entertainment industry has been softening us up by elevating clowns into sages.

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Will those messianic qualities distill into sage leadership?

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