sage

Meaning

Adj

1. Wise.
2. (obsolete) Grave; serious; solemn.

Noun

A 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.

Noun

1. 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 officinalis, mostly because they are small shrubs and have gray foliage or are aromatic.

Intj

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

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

Synonyms

wise

wise man

sagacious

saint

judicious

prudent

savant

philosopher

sensible

scholar

ascetic

farsighted

sound

🔉

reasonable

holy man

wise person

learned person

salvia

intellectual

learned man

good

👍

thinker

sage-green

hermit

wiseacre

sapient

sapiential

egghead

common sage

pundit

genius

guru

teacher

🧑‍🏫

seer

sacred

recluse

relating

sage green

sane

sea green

seemly

shrewd

suitable

swami

thinking

🤔

virtuoso

wise woman

Ramona

sea-green

Solomon

great one

Mahatma

intelligent person

great sage

old priest

grey-headed

astute person

garden sage

gray-green

grey-green

scholarly person

meadow sage

far-sighted

anchorite

applicable

appropriate

becoming

Buddha

clear-sighted

considerate

devotee

discreet

diviner

expedient

expert

graduate

🎓

heady

highbrow

holy

immortal

intellect

intelligent

knower

learned

logician

mage

🧙

mahatma

mastermind

mode

monk

overwise

philosophic

priest

prodigy

proper

prudential

ramona

Pronounced as (IPA)

/seɪd͡ʒ/

Etymology

From Middle English sage, from Old French sage (11th century), from Latin *sapium, from Latin sapere (“to taste, to discern, to be wise”).
The noun meaning "man of profound wisdom" is recorded from circa 1300. Originally applied to the Seven Sages of Greece.