sage adj

1 having wisdom that comes with age and experience

2 of the gray-green color of sage leaves [syn: sage-green]

1 a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom

2 aromatic fresh or dried gray-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc

3 any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb [syn: salvia]

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪdʒ

Etymology 1

From Old French sage (11th century), from Gallo-Romance *sabius, from Vulgar Latin *sapius, from Latin sapere (to taste, to discern, to be wise), from Proto-Indo European base *sap- (to taste). The noun meaning "man of profound wisdom" is recorded from circa 1300. Originally applied to the Seven Sages of Greece.

Adjective

1. wise

Translations

Noun

1. A wise man; a man of gravity and wisdom; especially, a man venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave philosopher.
   • 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 34.

     we aspire to the magnanimous firmness of the philosophic sage

Translations

Derived terms

• sagely
• sageness
• Seven Sages of Greece

Related terms

• maharishi

See also

• rishi
• sagacious

Etymology 2

From Old French sauge, from Latin salvia, from salvus (healthy), see safe.

Noun

1. A savory spice, Salvia officinalis, also planted for ornamental purposes. Scientific name: Salvia officinalis.

Synonyms

• (herb) ramona

Derived terms

• Sage Derby
• sagebush
• sage green
• sage grouse
• sage tea
• sage thrasher
• wood sage

Translations

See also

• salvia

Dutch

Noun

sage (plural: sages)

1. story of heraldry and valor

French

Etymology

Late Latin (Gallo-Roman) *sapius from the verb sapere

Pronunciation

• /saʒ/
• /saZ/

Noun

sage

1. sage

Sage or SAGE can refer to one of the following

Plants

• Any of a number of ornamental and medicinal plants in three genera of the plant family Lamiaceae:
  • Salvia, a genus of plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae
    • Common sage, a small evergreen subshrub; used as a culinary herb
  • Perovskia, a genus of seven species in the Lamiaceae or mint family, closely related to the genus Salvia
    • Perovskia atriplicifolia (Russian Sage), is a deciduous perennial in the Lamiaceae
  • Phlomis, a genus of about 100 species of herbaceous plants, subshrubs and shrubs
    • Phlomis fruticosa (Jerusalem Sage), a perennial herb of the Lamiaceae family
• Artemisia (genus), occasionally some of the species are called sages
  • Artemisia tridentata, Sagebrush, Big Sagebrush, Common Sagebrush, Blue Sagebrush, or Black Sagebrush
• Leucophyllum, a genus of evergreen shrubs in the plant family Plantaginaceae, often called sages
  • Leucophyllum frutescens (Texas Sage), an evergreen shrub in the family Plantaginaceae

Plant communities

• Coastal sage scrub, a low scrubland plant community, characteristic plants include California sagebrush (Artemisia californica), black sage (Salvia mellifera), white sage (Salvia apiana)

People

See also Le Sage

Surname

• Adriana Sage, a Mexican American pornographic actress
• Amanda Sage, an American born painter based in Vienna
• Ana Cumpanas (Anna Sage), a brothel owner in the U.S. city of Chicago
• Angie Sage, an English author
• Bill Sage, an American actor and alumnus of State University of New York at Purchase
• David Sage, an American television actor
• Ebenezer Sage, a United States Representative from New York
• George Sage, an English football player
• Greg Sage, an American rock musician
• Harry Sage, an American Major League Baseball catcher
• Henry W. Sage, a wealthy New York State businessman, philanthropist
• John Sage, an English torturer
• Kay Sage, an American Surrealist artist and poet
• Leland Sage, an American professor emeritus of history at the University of Northern Iowa
• Lorna Sage, a Welsh-born academic, an award-winning literary critic and author
• Margaret Olivia Slocum Sage, an American philanthropist
• Mel Sage, an English former football (soccer) player
• Parker Sage, founder and head of the American neo-fascist movements Black Legion and the National Workers' League
• Paula Sage, a Scottish film actress, Special Olympics athlete and advocate of Down's Syndrome
• Rachael Sage, an American songwriter
• Rosemary Sage, an Engglish expert in the field of education, in particular the area of special needs
• Russell Sage, an American financier and politician
• Thomas Henry Sage, an English recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Veronica Sage, an American adult model and a porn star
• William H. Sage, an American Medal of Honor recipient

Given name

• Sage Brocklebank, a Canadian actor
• Sage Francis, an American hip-hop artist
• Sage Reynolds, a Canadian double-bassist and composer
• Sage Rosenfels, American football quarterback
• Sage Stallone, son of actor Sylvester Stallone
• Sage Steele, a SportsCenter update anchor
• Sage Walker, a science fiction writer based in New Mexico
• William Sage Rapson, a New Zealand and South African chemist

Fictional

• Sage (comics), a comic book superhero, X-Men member
• Sage the Owl, a character in the children's animated TV series The Herbs
• Sage, a character class in Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
• List of characters in the Shuffle! series#Sage, of the Navel game Tick Tack!

Organizations

• The Sage Gateshead is a centre for musical education, performance and conferences, located in Gateshead on the south bank of the River Tyne, in the north-east of England.
• The Sage Group, producers of software (especially accounting software)
• SAGE (organization), a professional organization for those who maintain IT systems and networks
• SAGE Computer Technology, former name of a U.S. computer manufacturer, later named "Stride Computers"
• SAGE Publications, an academic publishing company
• Sage Telecom, a U.S. telecommunications company
• SAGE-AU, an Australian non-profit professional association of system administrators
• SAGE, a U.S. manufacturer of fly fishing equipment
• SAGE, a UK Stakeholder Advisory Group on extremely low frequency Electromagnetic fields - an organisation assessing health risks arising from electricity distribution
• System Administrators Guild of Ireland (SAGE-IE), an Irish professional organization for system administrators

Other

• The World Health Organization's Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE), a multi-country data collection platform to evaluate ageing processes and adult health across the globe
• A silvery-grey color resembling that of Artemisia tridentata (sagebrush) foliage
• A profound philosopher, distinguished for wisdom and sound judgment
• Wise old man, a kind and wise, older father-type figure
• Sage (Mozilla Firefox extension), a news aggregator extension for the browser
• USS Sage (AM-111), an Auk-class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy
• Serial analysis of gene expression, a molecular biology technique for measuring mRNA levels
• SAGE (computer algebra system), an algebra system written in Python
• Semi Automatic Ground Environment, an automated control system for tracking enemy bombers
• One of the 7 Oceans in Yohoho! Puzzle Pirates
• Sage writing, a form of literary non-fiction popular in the Victorian era.

See also

• Seven Sages

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