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sage

/seɪdʒ/

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What does sage mean?

adjective

  1. Wise.

noun

  1. A very 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.
  2. The plant Salvia officinalis and savory spice produced from it; also planted for ornamental purposes.
More meanings (14)

noun

  1. Any plant in the genus Salvia.
  2. 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.

interjection

  1. 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

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

proper noun

  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.
  2. A male given name from English.
  3. A female given name from English.
  4. One of the triune gods of the Horned God in Wicca, representing a man, older than a middle-aged Father and boyish Master
  5. A neighbourhood along Trout Lake Road, city of North Bay, Ontario, Canada.
  6. An unincorporated community in Izard County, Arkansas, United States.
  7. A census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States.
  8. An unincorporated community in Burnet County, Texas, United States.
  9. A ghost town in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States.

adjective

  1. (obsolete) Grave; serious; solemn.

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IPA pronunciation

/seɪdʒ/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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We should profane the service of the dead To sing sage requiem and such rest to her As to peace-parted souls.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100
It consists of live oak, pinion, mesquite, desert willow, greasewood, sage brush, palmilla, maguey, yucca and cacti and is mostly evergreen.
J. A. (Joseph Amasa) MunkArizona SketchesProject Gutenberg ebook #756
More book examples (3)
So did they, and the Sage led them down by a slant-way from off the ridge, which was toilsome but nowise perilous.
William MorrisThe Well at the World's End: A TaleProject Gutenberg ebook #169
Therefore the sage, in the exercise of his government, empties their minds, fills their bellies, weakens their wills, and strengthens their bones.
LaoziThe Tao Teh King, or the Tao and its CharacteristicsTranslated by James LeggeProject Gutenberg ebook #216
Whether any considerable area of these sage plains will ever thus be made to blossom in grass and wheat, experience will show.
John MuirSteep TrailsProject Gutenberg ebook #326