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    wis·dom
    /ˈwizdəm/

    noun

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  2. Sep 9, 2011 · The meaning of WISDOM is ability to discern inner qualities and relationships : insight. How to use wisdom in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Wisdom.

  3. WISDOM definition: 1. the ability to use your knowledge and experience to make good decisions and judgments: 2. the…. Learn more.

  4. the ability to make good judgments based on what you have learned from your experience, or the knowledge and understanding that gives you this ability. Wisdom also means the quality of being a good judgment: I question the wisdom of separating a child from his brothers and sisters whatever the circumstances.

  5. the quality or state of being wise; knowledge of what is true or right coupled with just judgment as to action; sagacity, discernment, or insight. Synonyms: understanding, sense.

  6. Wisdom is the store of knowledge that a society or culture has collected over a long period of time. ...a folksy piece of wisdom. ...this church's original Semitic wisdom, religion and faith. ...a simpler and more humane approach, based on ancient wisdoms and 'natural' mechanisms.

  7. 1. the quality or state of being wise; sagacity, discernment, or insight. 2. scholarly knowledge or learning. 3. wise sayings or teachings; precepts.

  8. Wisdom is the combination of experience, knowledge and careful judgment. If you've got it, you're "wise." If you haven't, well don't worry, most of us don't either. Wisdom is also the term we give to the sum total of a culture's knowledge and application of that knowledge, acquired over time.