name · noun · 15 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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an Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Wisdom of Solomon
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: book
History
Etymology
From Middle English wisdom, from Old English wīsdōm (“wisdom”), from Proto-West Germanic *wīsadōm, from Proto-Germanic *wīsadōmaz (“wisdom”), corresponding to wise + -dom. Cognate with Scots wisdom, wysdom (“wisdom”), West Frisian wiisdom (“wisdom”), Dutch wijsdom (“wisdom”), German Weistum (“legal sentence”), Danish/Norwegian/Swedish visdom (“wisdom”), Icelandic vísdómur (“wisdom”).
Across languages
Translations
262 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Asturian:
Sabencia
— Biblical: Wisdom of Solomon
French:
Sagesse
— Biblical: Wisdom of Solomon
Ancient Greek:
Σοφῐ́ᾱ Σολομῶντος
(Sophĭ́ā Solomôntos)
— Biblical: Wisdom of Solomon
Indonesian:
Kebijaksanaan
— Biblical: Wisdom of Solomon
Irish:
Leabhar na hEagna
— Biblical: Wisdom of Solomon
Irish:
Eagna
— Biblical: Wisdom of Solomon
Latin:
Sapientia
— Biblical: Wisdom of Solomon
Polish:
Księga Mądrości
— Biblical: Wisdom of Solomon
Polish:
Mądrość Salomona
— Biblical: Wisdom of Solomon
Portuguese:
Sabedoria
— Biblical: Wisdom of Solomon
Spanish:
Sabiduría
— Biblical: Wisdom of Solomon
Swedish:
Vishetens bok
— Biblical: Wisdom of Solomon
Tagalog:
Karunungan
— Biblical: Wisdom of Solomon
Tagalog:
Karunungan ni Solomon
— Biblical: Wisdom of Solomon
Vietnamese:
Khôn Ngoan
— Biblical: Wisdom of Solomon
Afrikaans:
wysheid
— element of personal character
Albanian:
urtësinë
— element of personal character
Arabic:
حِكْمَة
(ḥikma)
— element of personal character
Arabic:
حكمة
(ḥikma)
— element of personal character
Armenian:
իմաստություն
(imastutʻyun)
— element of personal character
Aromanian:
mintiminilji
— element of personal character
Asturian:
sabencia
— element of personal character
Asturian:
sabiduría
— element of personal character
Atayal:
kinbaqan
— element of personal character
Azerbaijani:
hikmət
— element of personal character
Belarusian:
му́драсць
(múdrascʹ)
— element of personal character
Bulgarian:
мъ́дрост
(mǎ́drost)
— element of personal character
Burmese:
ဉာဏ်
(nyan)
— element of personal character
Burmese:
ဉာဏ
(nyana.)
— element of personal character
Burmese:
ဝိဇ္ဇာ
(wijja)
— element of personal character
Catalan:
saviesa
— element of personal character
Chechen:
хьекъалалла
(ḥreqʼalalla)
— element of personal character
Cherokee:
ᎠᎦᏙᎲᏍᏗ
(agadohvsdi)
— element of personal character
Chichewa:
nzeru
— element of personal character
Chinese Cantonese:
智慧
(zi3 wai6)
— element of personal character
Chinese:
智慧
(zh-min-nan)
— element of personal character
Chinese Mandarin:
智慧
(zhìhuì)
— element of personal character
Czech:
moudrost
— element of personal character
Danish:
visdom
— element of personal character
Dutch:
wijsheid
— element of personal character
Esperanto:
saĝo
— element of personal character
Esperanto:
saĝeco
— element of personal character
Estonian:
tarkus
— element of personal character
Faroese:
vísdómur
— element of personal character
Finnish:
viisaus
— element of personal character
French:
sagesse
— element of personal character
Galician:
sabedoría
— element of personal character
Galician:
sabenza
— element of personal character
Georgian:
სიბრძნე
(sibrʒne)
— element of personal character
German:
Weisheit
— element of personal character
Gothic:
𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐌲𐌴𐌹
(handugei)
— element of personal character
Gothic:
𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌹
(frōdei)
— element of personal character
Greek:
σοφία
(sofía)
— element of personal character
Ancient Greek:
σοφία
(sophía)
— element of personal character
Hebrew:
חוכמה \ חָכְמָה
(khokhmá)
— element of personal character
Hindi:
बुद्धिमत्ता
(buddhimattā)
— element of personal character
Hindi:
पांडित्य
(pāṇḍitya)
— element of personal character
Hindi:
प्रज्ञा
(prajñā)
— element of personal character
Hungarian:
bölcsesség
— element of personal character
Icelandic:
viska
— element of personal character
Icelandic:
vísdómur
— element of personal character
Ido:
sajeso
— element of personal character
Indonesian:
kebijaksanaan
— element of personal character
Irish:
eagna
— element of personal character
Irish:
críonnacht
— element of personal character
Italian:
saggezza
— element of personal character
Italian:
senno
— element of personal character
Italian:
discernimento
— element of personal character
Italian:
criterio
— element of personal character
Italian:
avvedutezza
— element of personal character
Japanese:
知恵
(chie)
— element of personal character
Kashmiri:
گاٹہٕ جار
(gāṭhụ jār)
— element of personal character
Kashmiri:
بۄد
(bọd)
— element of personal character
Khmer:
គតិបណ្ឌិត
(kĕəʼteʼ bɑndɨt)
— element of personal character
Korean:
지혜
(jihye)
— element of personal character
Korean:
지혜
(jihye)
— element of personal character
Korean:
슬기
(seulgi)
— element of personal character
Latin:
sagacitas
— element of personal character
Latin:
sapientia
— element of personal character
Latvian:
gudrība
— element of personal character
Lingala:
bwányá
— element of personal character
Lithuanian:
išmintis
— element of personal character
Macedonian:
мудрост
(mudrost)
— element of personal character
Malagasy:
fahendrena
— element of personal character
Malay:
kebijaksanaan
— element of personal character
Middle English:
wisdom
— element of personal character
Middle English:
sapience
— element of personal character
Navajo:
ił ééhózin
— element of personal character
Norwegian:
visdom
— element of personal character
Occitan:
saviesa
— element of personal character
Old Occitan:
sapiencia
— element of personal character
Old Occitan:
razon
— element of personal character
Church Slavic:
мѫдрость
(mǫdrostĭ)
— element of personal character
Persian:
خردمندی
(xeradmandi)
— element of personal character
Persian:
خرد
(xerad)
— element of personal character
Polish:
mądrość
— element of personal character
Portuguese:
sabedoria
— element of personal character
Portuguese:
sagacidade
— element of personal character
Portuguese:
sapiência
— element of personal character
Romanian:
înțelepciune
— element of personal character
Romanian:
judecată
— element of personal character
Russian:
му́дрость
(múdrostʹ)
— element of personal character
Sanskrit:
प्रज्ञा
(prajñā)
— element of personal character
Scottish Gaelic:
gliocas
— element of personal character
Serbo-Croatian:
múdrōst
— element of personal character
Serbo-Croatian:
му́дро̄ст
— element of personal character
Slovak:
múdrosť
— element of personal character
Slovene:
modróst
— element of personal character
Spanish:
sabiduría
— element of personal character
Swahili:
mwanafalsafa
— element of personal character
Swedish:
visdom
— element of personal character
Tagalog:
karunungan
— element of personal character
Thai:
ภูมิปัญญา
(puum-bpan-yaa)
— element of personal character
Turkish:
bilgelik
— element of personal character
Turkish:
hikmet
— element of personal character
Ottoman Turkish:
عقل
(ʼakl, ʼakıl)
— element of personal character
Ugaritic:
𐎈𐎋𐎎𐎚
(ḥkmt)
— element of personal character
Ukrainian:
му́дрість
(múdristʹ)
— element of personal character
Urdu:
عقل
— element of personal character
Vietnamese:
khôn ngoan
— element of personal character
Vietnamese:
trí tuệ
— element of personal character
Vietnamese:
trí huệ
— element of personal character
Welsh:
doethineb
— element of personal character
Yiddish:
חכמה
(khokhme)
— element of personal character
Arabic:
حِكْمَة
(ḥikma)
— piece of wise advice
Armenian:
իմաստություն
(imastutʻyun)
— piece of wise advice
Bulgarian:
мъдър съвет
(mǎdǎr sǎvet)
— piece of wise advice
Cherokee:
ᎠᎦᏙᎲᏍᏗ
(agadohvsdi)
— piece of wise advice
Chichewa:
nzeru
— piece of wise advice
Czech:
moudrá rada
— piece of wise advice
Danish:
visdom
— piece of wise advice
Dutch:
wijsheid
— piece of wise advice
Estonian:
tarkus
— piece of wise advice
Finnish:
viisaus
— piece of wise advice
French:
sagesse
— piece of wise advice
Galician:
consello
— piece of wise advice
Georgian:
სიბრძნე
(sibrʒne)
— piece of wise advice
German:
Weisheit
— piece of wise advice
Hausa:
hikima
— piece of wise advice
Hungarian:
bölcsesség
— piece of wise advice
Ido:
sajeso
— piece of wise advice
Italian:
saggezza
— piece of wise advice
Japanese:
知恵
(chie)
— piece of wise advice
Latin:
scientia
— piece of wise advice
Latin:
sapientia
— piece of wise advice
Latvian:
gudrība
— piece of wise advice
Māori:
whakaaronui
— piece of wise advice
Norwegian:
visdom
— piece of wise advice
Portuguese:
orientação
— piece of wise advice
Russian:
му́дрость
(múdrostʹ)
— piece of wise advice
Turkish:
hikmet
— piece of wise advice
Armenian:
խոհեմություն
(xohemutʻyun)
— discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good
Bulgarian:
мъдрост
(mǎdrost)
— discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good
Danish:
visdom
— discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good
Dutch:
wijsheid
— discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good
Finnish:
viisaus
— discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good
French:
sagesse
— discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good
Galician:
sabenza
— discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good
Galician:
sabedoría
— discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good
Georgian:
სიბრძნე
(sibrʒne)
— discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good
German:
Weisheit
— discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good
Hebrew:
חוכמה \ חָכְמָה
(khokhmá)
— discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good
Hungarian:
bölcsesség
— discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good
Ido:
sajeso
— discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good
Italian:
(buon) senso
— discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good
Italian:
senno
— discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good
Italian:
discrezionalità
— discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good
Italian:
buon senso
— discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good
Japanese:
知恵
(chie)
— discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good
Latvian:
gudrība
— discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good
Norwegian:
visdom
— discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good
Persian:
حکمت
(hekmat)
— discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good
Portuguese:
bom senso
— discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good
Romanian:
înțelepciune
— discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good
Romanian:
sapiență
— discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good
Russian:
му́дрость
(múdrostʹ)
— discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good
Scottish Gaelic:
gliocas
— discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good
Swahili:
hekima
— discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good
Turkish:
hikmet
— discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good
Ottoman Turkish:
عقل
(ʼakl, ʼakıl)
— discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good
Yiddish:
חכמה
(khokhme)
— discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good
Cherokee:
ᎠᎦᏙᎲᏍᏗ
(agadohvsdi)
— ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way
Danish:
visdom
— ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way
Dutch:
wijsheid
— ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way
Estonian:
tarkus
— ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way
Finnish:
viisaus
— ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way
French:
sagesse
— ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way
Galician:
sabedoría
— ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way
Georgian:
სიბრძნე
(sibrʒne)
— ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way
German:
Weisheit
— ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way
Greek:
σοφία
(sofía)
— ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way
Hebrew:
חוכמה \ חָכְמָה
(khokhmá)
— ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way
Hungarian:
bölcsesség
— ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way
Ido:
sajeso
— ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way
Italian:
saggezza
— ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way
Japanese:
英知
(eichi)
— ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way
Japanese:
知識
(chishiki)
— ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way
Latin:
sapientia
— ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way
Latin:
scientia
— ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way
Latvian:
gudrība
— ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way
Māori:
whakaaronui
— ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way
Norwegian:
visdom
— ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way
Portuguese:
sabedoria
— ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way
Russian:
му́дрость
(múdrostʹ)
— ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way
Scottish Gaelic:
gliocas
— ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way
Swahili:
hekima
— ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way
Turkish:
hikmet
— ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way
Ottoman Turkish:
عقل
(ʼakl, ʼakıl)
— ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way
Yiddish:
חכמה
(khokhme)
— ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way
Bulgarian:
знания
(znanija)
— ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding
Catalan:
saviesa
— ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding
Danish:
visdom
— ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding
Dutch:
wijsheid
— ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding
Estonian:
tarkus
— ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding
Finnish:
viisaus
— ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding
French:
sagesse
— ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding
Galician:
sabedoría
— ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding
Georgian:
სიბრძნე
(sibrʒne)
— ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding
German:
Weisheit
— ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding
Greek:
σοφία
(sofía)
— ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding
Hausa:
hikima
— ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding
Hebrew:
חוכמה \ חָכְמָה
(khokhmá)
— ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding
Hungarian:
bölcsesség
— ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding
Ido:
sajeso
— ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding
Italian:
discernimento
— ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding
Japanese:
知識
(chishiki)
— ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding
Latvian:
gudrība
— ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding
Middle English:
sleighte
— ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding
Norwegian:
visdom
— ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding
Occitan:
saviesa
— ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding
Portuguese:
sabedoria
— ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding
Romanian:
înțelepciune
— ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding
Russian:
му́дрость
(múdrostʹ)
— ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding
Scottish Gaelic:
gliocas
— ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding
Spanish:
sabiduría
— ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding
Swahili:
hekima
— ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding
Turkish:
akıl
— ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding
Ottoman Turkish:
عقل
(ʼakl, ʼakıl)
— ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding
Uyghur:
ئەقىل
(eqil)
— ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding
Yiddish:
חכמה
(khokhme)
— ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding
Armenian:
իմաստություն
(imastutʻyun)
— ability to know and apply spiritual truths
Cherokee:
ᎠᎦᏙᎲᏍᏗ
(agadohvsdi)
— ability to know and apply spiritual truths
Danish:
visdom
— ability to know and apply spiritual truths
Dutch:
wijsheid
— ability to know and apply spiritual truths
Estonian:
tarkus
— ability to know and apply spiritual truths
Finnish:
viisaus
— ability to know and apply spiritual truths
French:
sagesse
— ability to know and apply spiritual truths
Georgian:
სიბრძნე
(sibrʒne)
— ability to know and apply spiritual truths
German:
Weisheit
— ability to know and apply spiritual truths
Hebrew:
חוכמה \ חָכְמָה
(khokhmá)
— ability to know and apply spiritual truths
Hungarian:
bölcsesség
— ability to know and apply spiritual truths
Ido:
sajeso
— ability to know and apply spiritual truths
Italian:
saggezza
— ability to know and apply spiritual truths
Japanese:
英知
(eichi)
— ability to know and apply spiritual truths
Japanese:
知識
(chishiki)
— ability to know and apply spiritual truths
Latvian:
gudrība
— ability to know and apply spiritual truths
Norwegian:
visdom
— ability to know and apply spiritual truths
Portuguese:
sabedoria
— ability to know and apply spiritual truths
Russian:
му́дрость
(múdrostʹ)
— ability to know and apply spiritual truths
Spanish:
sabiduría
— ability to know and apply spiritual truths
Swahili:
hekima
— ability to know and apply spiritual truths
Turkish:
hikmet
— ability to know and apply spiritual truths
