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The English word wisdom originates from the Old English wīsdōm, which is derived from wīs ("wise") and dōm ("judgment, decision, law"). [1] The Proto-Germanic root wis- ("to see, to know") connects wisdom to perception and insight. Related terms appear in Old High German (wīssag, "prophetic"), Old Norse (vísdómr), and Gothic (weisdumbs). [2]
Thoth, originally a moon deity, later became the god of knowledge and wisdom and the scribe of the gods; Sia, the deification of wisdom; Isis, goddess of wisdom, magic and kingship. She was said to be "more clever than a million gods". Seshat, goddess of wisdom, knowledge, and writing. Scribe of the gods.
Gnosis is a feminine Greek noun which means "knowledge" or "awareness." [10] It is often used for personal knowledge compared with intellectual knowledge (εἴδειν eídein), as with the French connaître compared with savoir, the Portuguese conhecer compared with saber, the Spanish conocer compared with saber, the Italian conoscere compared with sapere, the German kennen rather than ...
wisdom and eloquence: One of the mottos of the Ateneo schools in the Philippines. [2] sapientia et veritas: wisdom and truth: Motto of Christchurch Girls' High School, New Zealand. sapientia et virtus: wisdom and virtue: Motto of the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. sapientia ianua vitae: wisdom is the gateway to life
In the sixth book of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, he distinguished the concepts of sophia (wisdom) and phronesis, and described the relationship between them and other intellectual virtues. [4]: VI He writes that Sophia is a combination of nous , the ability to discern reality, and epistēmē , things that "could not be otherwise". [ 5 ]
Hikmah (also Hikmat, Arabic: حكمة, ḥikma) is an Arabic word that means wisdom, sagacity, philosophy, rationale or underlying reason.The Quran mentions "hikmah" in various places, where it is understood as knowledge and understanding of the Quran, fear of God, and a means of nourishing the spirit or intellect.
The Sanskrit word प्रज्ञा (Prajña) is the compound of "प्र (pra-)" which prefix means – before, forward, fulfiller, and used as the intensifier but rarely as a separate word [1] and "ज्ञ (jna)" which means - knowing or familiar with. [2]
Dhi refers to 'vision' or 'inspiration which is the exceptional faculty of acquiring a sudden knowledge of transcendent truth or reality', 'the inner light of visionary insight'. Soma is the Lord of Vision who dispenses inspiration and Speech (Vāc) is inspired thought (manisa) or wisdom guarded by the seers on the seat of Rta. [12]