gen. A man who is wise; a man of good judgement or discernment; a discreet or prudent man. (Often opposed to fool.)

singular usually with definite article or demonstrative: A or the wise man; spec. a sage. Obsolete.

A wise man, sage; a councillor; spec. one of the witan, n.

Wise, learned, skilful. Also absol.

= divine, n.2 2b; also, a wise man, sage.

A man of profound wisdom; esp. one of those persons of ancient history or legend who were traditionally famous as the wisest of humankind; hence…

A magician. More generally: a person of exceptional wisdom and learning.

plural as attribute of a number of persons; hence, with possessive, as a title of dignity or respect, esp. for the members of a deliberative…

A philosopher, sage: = wise man, n. 2. Often contemptuous. Obsolete.

A wise man, sage. In later use only jocularly.

One who resembles, or is comparable to, Solomon, esp. in respect of wisdom or justice; a profoundly wise person, a sage; also ironically, a wiseacre.

A person of great wisdom or knowledge, whose opinions or decisions are generally accepted; an authority believed or claiming to be infallible.

A wise or learned man; a sage.

A sage; a wiseacre. Also (with lower-case initial) in the U.S., in weakened sense: a legislator, congressman.

Mighty in wisdom. Also absol. as n.

gen. A person regarded as having great wisdom or powers likened to those of a magician.

A wise or learned person, a sage. (Usually contemptuous.)

The personality of a sage; the quality of being a sage.

A person who embodies the characteristics of Yoda, esp. in being wise; an elder, sage, or guru.