Sage

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪdÊ’

From Old French sage (11th century), from Vulgar Latin *sapius, from Latin sapere ("to taste, to discern, to be wise"), from Proto-Indo-European *sap- ("to taste"). The noun meaning "man of profound wisdom" is recorded from circa 1300. Originally applied to the Seven Sages of Greece.

Full definition of sage

Adjective

1. Wise.
• ShakespeareAll you sage counsellors, hence!
• Miltoncommanders, who, cloaking their fear under show of sage advice, counselled the general to retreat
2. (obsolete) grave; serious; solemn
• Miltonbards in sage and solemn tunes have sung.

Synonyms

• sagacious

Noun

1. A wise person or spiritual teacher; a man or woman of gravity and wisdom, especially, a teacher venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave or stoic philosopher.
• 1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral, London: Oxford University Press (1973), § 34:We aspire to the magnanimous firmness of the philosophic sage.

Synonyms

• deep thinker, egghead, intellectual, pundit

Derived terms

Related terms

From Old French sauge, from Latin salvia, from salvus ("healthy"), see safe.

Noun

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

Synonyms

• (herb) ramona

Derived terms

• sagebush
• Sage Derby
• sage dog
• sage green
• sage grouse
• sage tea
• sage thrasher
• wood sage

Pronunciation

Borrowing from ja 下げる.

Interjection

1. (Internet slang) 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.

Verb

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

Usage notes

This word is very specific to imageboards. The original purpose of sage is to not bump a thread if one deems their own post to be of little value, used as a sign of disapproval to someone else's contributions.

Anagrams

• ages, geas, Sega