Wisdom

Definition of Wisdom

Wis´dom   Pronunciation: ~dŭm
n.1.
1.The quality of being wise; knowledge, and the capacity to make due use of it; knowledge of the best ends and the best means; discernment and judgment; discretion; sagacity; skill; dexterity.
We speak also not in wise words of man's wisdom, but in the doctrine of the spirit.
- Wyclif (1 Cor. ii. 13).
Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
- Job xxviii. 28.
2.The results of wise judgments; scientific or practical truth; acquired knowledge; erudition.
Wisdom tooth
the last, or back, tooth of the full set on each half of each jaw in man; - familiarly so called, because appearing comparatively late, after the person may be supposed to have arrived at the age of wisdom. See the Note under Tooth, 1.

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