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sage

adj
/seɪd͡ʒ/

Etymology

* As an English and French surname, from sage, a nickname for a wise person. The given name, in general use since the 1990s, is also associated with the sage plant. Compare Desage, Lesage. * As an Irish surname, variant of Savage. * As a German surname, from a placename derived from the noun sege (“sedge”) (see sedge).

  1. derived from sapere
  2. derived from *sapium✻
  3. derived from sage
  4. inherited from sage

Definitions

  1. Wise.

    • Harry the fift is crownd, vp vanitie, / Downe royall ſtate, all you ſage counſailers, hence, / And to the Engliſh Court aſſemble now / From euery region, apes of idleneſſe: […]
    • CHAPTER VII. In which Jack makes some very sage reflections, and comes to a very unwise decision.

  2. Grave

    Grave; serious; solemn.

  3. A very wise person or spiritual teacher

    A very wise person or spiritual teacher; someone of gravity and wisdom, especially, a teacher venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave or stoic philosopher.

    • All sages and physicians agree in saying that the ills which afflict man originate with the abuse of coition.
  4. ›+ 10 more definitions

    1. The plant Salvia officinalis and savory spice produced from it

      The plant Salvia officinalis and savory spice produced from it; also planted for ornamental purposes.

    2. Any plant in the genus Salvia.

    3. Any of a number of plants such as sagebrush considered to be similar to Salvia…

      Any of a number of plants such as sagebrush considered to be similar to Salvia officinalis, mostly because they are small shrubs and have gray foliage or are aromatic.

    4. Word used in the email field of imageboards to prevent a bump of the post. Used as an…

      Word used in the email field of imageboards to prevent a bump of the post. Used as an option rather than a word in some imageboard software.

      • sage in all fields

    5. The act of using the word or option sage in the email field or a checkbox of an…

      The act of using the word or option sage in the email field or a checkbox of an imageboard when posting a reply.

      • Reminder to sage and report.

    6. A surname transferred from the nickname.

    7. A male given name from English.

      • She wanted to give the child a unique, meaningful name; among those she and Linda liked, she said, were Laurel and Lavender. Or if it was a boy, perhaps Sage . “Why not Spinach or Cabbage?” Brian had scoffed.

    8. A female given name from English.

    9. One of the triune gods of the Horned God in Wicca, representing a man, older than a…

      One of the triune gods of the Horned God in Wicca, representing a man, older than a middle-aged Father and boyish Master

    10. A place name

      A place name:

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Derived

sagely, sageness, unsage, annual sage, autumn sage, ball sage (Salvia mellifera, bee sage, Bengal sage, Bethlehem sage, black sage*, blue sage, broadleaf sage, broom sage, bud sage, bur sage, button sage, California sage, Californian white sage, chaparral sage, cherry sage, Chinese sage, clary sage, Cleveland sage, common sage, creeping sage, crimson sage, culinary sage, Dalmatian sage, desert sage, diviner's sage, flat sage, French sage, garden sage, germander sage, golden sage, hummingbird sage, Indian sage, Jerusalem sage, kitchen sage, lambsleaf sage · +56 more

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA