wisdom

[[t]wɪ̱zdəm[/t]]

wisdoms

1) N-UNCOUNT Wisdom is the ability to use your experience and knowledge in order to make sensible decisions or judgements.

...the patience and wisdom that comes from old age.

...a great man, who spoke words of great wisdom.

2) N-VAR Wisdom is the store of knowledge that a society or culture has collected over a long period of time.

...a folksy piece of wisdom.

...this church's original Semitic wisdom, religion and faith.

...a simpler and more humane approach, based on ancient wisdoms and `natural' mechanisms.

3) N-SING: the N of n/-ing If you talk about the wisdom of a particular decision or action, you are talking about how sensible it is.

Many Lithuanians have expressed doubts about the wisdom of the decision.

4) N-VAR: supp N You can use wisdom to refer to ideas that are accepted by a large number of people.

Health education wisdom in the UK differs from that of the United States...

Unchallenged wisdoms flow swiftly among the middle classes.

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PHRASE: N inflects The conventional wisdom about something is the generally accepted view of it.

...the conventional wisdom that soccer is a minor sport in America.