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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate DictionaryWisdomnoun DATE circa 1440 : a didactic book included in the Roman Catholic canon of the Old Testament and corresponding to the Wisdom of Solomon in the Protestant Apocrypha — see bible tablewis·dom\ˈwiz-dəm\ noun ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Old English wīsdōm, from wīs wise DATE before 12th century 1. a. accumulated philosophic or scientific learning : knowledge b. ability to discern inner qualities and relationships : insight c. good sense : judgment d. generally accepted belief challenges what has become accepted wisdom among many historians — Robert Darnton2. a wise attitude, belief, or course of action3. the teachings of the ancient wise menSynonyms: see sense English Etymologywisdom O.E. wisdom, from wis (see wise (adj.)) + -dom. A common Gmc. compound (cf. O.S., O.Fris. wisdom, O.N. visdomr, O.H.G. wistuom "wisdom," Ger. Weistum "judicial sentence serving as a precedent"). Wisdom teeth so called from 1848 (earlier teeth of wisdom, 1668), a loan-translation of L. dentes sapientiæ, itself a loan-transl. of Gk. sophronisteres (used by Hippocrates, from sophron "prudent, self-controlled"), so called because they usually appear ages 17-25, when a person reaches adulthood. Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishwisdom noun ADJ. deep, great, profound | accepted, conventional, established, folk, popular, prevailing, received, traditional Conventional wisdom has it that riots only ever happen in cities. | street, worldly He is too lacking in worldly wisdom to be a politician. | accumulated, collective the accumulated wisdom of generations | ancient A bridge between ancient wisdom and modern insight is now being built. | innate, inner, instinctive, intuitive | political | divine VERB + WISDOM doubt, have doubts about, question Many commentators doubted the political wisdom of introducing a new tax. | seek Those who seek wisdom at the shrine will find it. | impart Do you have any wisdom to impart on this subject? | prove The latest unemployment figures prove the wisdom of the government's policy. PHRASES a fount/source of wisdom Consultants are too often seen as the source of all wisdom. | in sb's (infinite) wisdom (ironic) In their infinite wisdom, the council closed the swimming pool for the school holidays. | pearls of wisdom students eager to catch pearls of wisdom from the professor's lips | the pursuit of wisdom She devoted her life to the pursuit of wisdom. | wit and wisdom He entertained the audience for two hours with his wit and wisdom. | with the wisdom of hindsight It's easy enough to see what we should have done, with the wisdom of hindsight. | words of wisdom The former world champion imparted a few words of wisdom to the young runners. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7wisdomwis·dom / 5wizdEm / noun[U] 1. the ability to make sensible decisions and give good advice because of the experience and knowledge that you have 智慧；才智；精明: a woman of great wisdom 才女 words of wisdom 至理名言 2. ~ of sth / of doing sth how sensible sth is 明智: I question the wisdom of giving a child so much money. 我对给孩子这么多钱是否明智怀有疑问。 3. the knowledge that a society or culture has gained over a long period of time (社会或文化长期积累的)知识,学问: the collective wisdom of the Native American people 美洲原住民的集体智慧 IDIOMS ▪ conventional / received 'wisdom the view or belief that most people hold 大多数人的看法；普遍信念: Conventional wisdom has it that riots only ever happen in cities. 人们普遍认为,只有城市里才发生暴乱。 ▪ in his / her / its, etc. (infinite) 'wisdom used when you are saying that you do not understand why sb has done sth (表示不理解他人的无知)以其(无限的)智慧: The government in its wisdom has decided to support the ban. 政府竟愚蠢到决定支持这项禁令。 ⇨ more at pearl OLTwisdom noun⇨ wisdom (a man of great wisdom)⇨ knowledge (ancient wisdom)Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedwis·dom\ˈwizdəm\ noun(-s)Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wīsdōm, from wīs wise + -dōm -dom1. usually capitalized : the effectual mediating principle or personification of God's will in the creation of the world : logos2. a. (1) : accumulated information : philosophic or scientific learning : knowledge < all the wisdom of the ages … available at negligible cost to all of us within the covers of books — Bennett Cerf > (2) : accumulated lore or instinctive adaptation < a heritage of animal wisdom built up through many generations of … fighting for existence — J.T.McNish > b. : the intelligent application of learning : ability to discern inner qualities and essential relationships : insight, sagacity < a long book, illuminated not only with learning but with wisdom — Gerald Bullett > < wisdom grows out of the temper and heart of a man as well as out of his intellect — James Bryce > — compare virtue c. : good sense : judgment, prudence < faced with a vote of no confidence … had the wisdom to resign — B.K.Sandwell > d. obsolete : sanity < pray heaven his wisdom be not tainted — Shakespeare >3. a. archaic : an embodiment of wisdom : aphorism b. : a wise attitude or course of action < the English aristocracy showed a statesmanlike readiness to admit newcomers … a wisdom which marked them off from the pedigree-ridden and politically frivolous aristocracies of Europe — D.W.Brogan > c. often capitalized, archaic : a person of superior intellectual attainments < many of the best wisdoms of our nation — Gervase Markham > — often used as a title or mode of address < can your wisdom possibly entertain a wish to converse with me — Sir Walter Scott >4. : the teachings of the ancient wise men (as of Babylon, Egypt, or Palestine) relating to the art of living and sometimes to philosophical problems concerning the universe, man, or God and forming a class of literature represented in the Hebrew books of Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Ecclesiasticus, and the Wisdom of SolomonSynonyms: see sense

Wisdom Wisdom Wise The Noun A Accumulated Learning