WISDOM n. 1: the effectual mediating principle or personification of God’s will in the creation of the world . . . 2a(1): accumulated information: philosophic or scientific learning . . . (2): accumulated lore or instinctive adaptation . . . b: the intelligent application of learning : ability to discern inner qualities and essential relationships . . . 3a: an embodiment of wisdom . . . b: a wise attitude or course of action . . . c: a person of superior intellectual attainments . . . 4: the teachings of the ancient wise men (as of Babylon, Egypt, or Palestine) relating to the art of living
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