Wisdom Definition, Prefix, Suffix, Ologies and Isms, Wisdom Information and Meaning

See also IDEAS; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; THINKING.

adage

a maxim, axiom, proverb, or old saying.

analect

a collection of teachings, as the Analects of Confucius.

gnosis

a superior form of wisdom, as that of the Gnostics, supposed to have been acquired mystically. See also MYSTICISM.

logia

maxims or sayings attributed to a religious leader. See also CHRIST; RELIGION.

protasis

Rare. a proposition or maxim. See also DRAMA; GRAMMAR.

sophomania

an excessive respect for one’s own wisdom.