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  • wise man — noun a) A man who is wise. That is the reason, why some say, that the wiseman liveth as long as he ought, and not so long as he can. b) A man who is a sage or seer. But wheres that wiseman, that would not be I, / If she would not deny? …   Wiktionary

  • wise man — n sage, philosopher, philosophe, scholar, savant, pundit, learned man; Solomon, Solon, Hinduism. rishi, Class Myth. Nestor; oracle, authority, expert; venerable, wise old man, rabbi, pantologist, theorist; guru, mandarin, mahatma, thinker,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • wise man — noun a wise and trusted guide and advisor (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑mentor • Hypernyms: ↑intellectual, ↑intellect • Hyponyms: ↑sage …   Useful english dictionary

  • wise man — noun Date: before 12th century 1. a man of unusual learning, judgment, or insight ; sage 2. a man versed in esoteric lore (as of magic or astrology); especially magus 1b …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • wise man — smart man, sage …   English contemporary dictionary

  • wise man — noun a man versed in magic, witchcraft, or astrology …   English new terms dictionary

  • wise man — Synonyms and related words: Brahmin, brain, brainworker, consciousness, egghead, head, highbrow, intellect, intellectual, intellectualist, intelligence, literate, mandarin, mentality, savant, scholar, thinker, white collar intellectual …   Moby Thesaurus

  • wise man — sage, intellectual (see knowledge) …   English dictionary for students

  • Enough Stupidity in Every Wise Man — Stanislavski (left) and Kachalov (right) in the Moscow Art Theatre production in 1910. Written by …   Wikipedia

  • a fool may give a wise man counsel — a 1350 Ywain & Gawain (EETS) 1.1477 Bot yit a fole that litel kan [knows], May wele cownsail another man. 1641 D. FERGUSSON Scottish Proverbs (STS) no. 84 A Fool may give a wyse man a counsell. 1721 J. KELLY Scottish Proverbs 25 A Fool may give a …   Proverbs new dictionary

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