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Definition of Sageness

1. n. The quality or state of being sage; wisdom; sagacity; prudence; gravity.

Definition of Sageness

1. Noun. The property of being sage. ¹

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Definition of Sageness

1. wisdom [n -ES] - See also: wisdom

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sageness

Literary usage of Sageness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A new dictionary of the English language by Charles Richardson (1839)
"... bound to the soles of the feet. Un- SAPIENT, ad. Used as equivalent to -ENCE. Eng. — Wise, wisdom ¡ sage, -ENTIAL.* sageness.—*Bp. Hau. SANE, ad. ..."

2. Lun-hêng by Chʻung Wang, Alfred Forke (1907)
"Both sages and wise men are abnormal, and there is no means to distinguish between them. Taking wisdom and sageness as a starting point, ..."

3. The Masterpieces and the History of Literature: Analysis, Criticism by Julian Hawthorne, John Russell Young, Oliver Herbrand Gordon Leigh, John Porter Lamberton (1906)
"The commencing that harmony is the work of wisdom. The terminating it is the work of sageness. "As a comparison for wisdom, we may liken it to skill, ..."

4. The Chinese Classics by Confucius, James Legge, Mencius (1870)
"The commencing that harmony is the work of wisdom. The terminating it is the work of sageness. 7. " As a comparison for wisdom, we may liken it to skill, ..."

5. The Chinese Classics by James Legge, Confucius, Mencius (1887)
"The commencing that harmony is the work of wisdom. The terminating it is the work of sageness. 7. " As a comparison for wisdom, we may liken it to skill, ..."

6. A new dictionary of the English language by Charles Richardson (1839)
"... bound to the soles of the feet. Un- SAPIENT, ad. Used as equivalent to -ENCE. Eng. — Wise, wisdom ¡ sage, -ENTIAL.* sageness.—*Bp. Hau. SANE, ad. ..."

7. Lun-hêng by Chʻung Wang, Alfred Forke (1907)
"Both sages and wise men are abnormal, and there is no means to distinguish between them. Taking wisdom and sageness as a starting point, ..."

8. The Masterpieces and the History of Literature: Analysis, Criticism by Julian Hawthorne, John Russell Young, Oliver Herbrand Gordon Leigh, John Porter Lamberton (1906)
"The commencing that harmony is the work of wisdom. The terminating it is the work of sageness. "As a comparison for wisdom, we may liken it to skill, ..."

9. The Chinese Classics by Confucius, James Legge, Mencius (1870)
"The commencing that harmony is the work of wisdom. The terminating it is the work of sageness. 7. " As a comparison for wisdom, we may liken it to skill, ..."

10. The Chinese Classics by James Legge, Confucius, Mencius (1887)
"The commencing that harmony is the work of wisdom. The terminating it is the work of sageness. 7. " As a comparison for wisdom, we may liken it to skill, ..."

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