sage

Roget category 500

4. Words relating to the intellectual faculties
› 4.5. Results of reasoning
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#500. Sage

noun

sage, wise man — genius — master mind, master spirit of the age — longhead^†, thinker — intellectual, longhair.
authority, oracle, luminary, shining light, esprit fort, magnus Apollo [Lat.], Solon, Solomon, Nestor, Magi, second Daniel.
" man of learning etc. 492 — expert etc. 700 — wizard etc. 994.
wiseacre [Iron.], bigwig, know-it-all — poor man's Einstein.

adjective

venerable, reverenced, emeritus.

phrase

barba tenus sapientes [Lat.].

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