see|Wisdom
English

Pronunciation
IPA|/�wɪzd�m/
audio|en-us-wisdom.ogg|Audio (US)

Etymology
From wise + noun of state suffix -dom, equivalent to -ness, -head, and -hood

Noun
en-noun

1. An element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise.
2. A piece of wise advice.
3. The discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good.
4. The ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way, especially to different situations from that in which the knowledge was gained.
5. The ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding.
6. 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|�ο�ία|f|sc=Grek (sofía)
trans-mid
Japanese: �� (chie)
Russian: м�д�о��� (múdrost�) 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: �� (chie)
Russian: м�д�о��� (múdrost�) 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: �� (chie)
Russian: м�д�о��� (múdrost�) 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|�ο�ία|f|sc=Grek (sofía)
trans-mid
Japanese: �� (eichi), �� (chishiki)
Russian: м�д�о��� (múdrost�) 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|�ο�ία|f|sc=Grek (sofía)
trans-mid
Japanese: �� (chishiki)
Russian: м�д�о��� (múdrost�) f
trans-bottom

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: �� (eichi), �� (chishiki)
Russian: м�д�о��� (múdrost�) f
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Albanian: mençuri
ttbc|Anglo-Saxon: wísdóm m
ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|ح��ة (ħíkma) f
ttbc|Azerbaijani: fÓ�rasÓ�t
ttbc|Bulgarian: м�д�о�� (m�drost)
ttbc|Cherokee: ������ (agatohvsdi)
ttbc|Chinese: ��, �� (zhìhuì)
ttbc|Dutch: wijsheid
ttbc|Esperanto: sa�eco
ttbc|Estonian: tarkus
ttbc|French: sagesse f
ttbc|Georgian: ����� (tsodna)
ttbc|Hebrew: ���� (hokhma) f
ttbc|Hungarian: bölcsesség
ttbc|Indonesian: kebijaksanaan
ttbc|Italian: saggezza f
ttbc|Korean: �� (jihye)
ttbc|Latin: sapientia f
ttbc|Latvian: gudrība f
ttbc|Malayalam: ���ാന� (jnaanam), �റിവ� (aRivu)
ttbc|Persian: FAchar|ع�� (aghal)
ttbc|Peul: ndimaagu
ttbc|Polish: m�dro�� f
ttbc|Portuguese: sabedoria f
ttbc|Romanian: sf�to�enie
ttbc|Slovak: rozum
ttbc|Slovene: modrost f
ttbc|Spanish: sabiduría 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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