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Meaning:

Noun:

  • countable A piece of wise advice.
  • The ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way, especially to different situations from that in which the knowledge was gained.
  • The ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding.
  • The discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good.
  • theology The ability to know and apply spiritual truths.
  • uncountable An element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise.

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Proper noun:

  • biblical The Wisdom of Solomon,a book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.

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