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sage

noun

the Chinese sage Confucius:

wise man/woman, learned man/woman, man/woman of letters, philosopher, scholar, thinker, savant, Solomon, Nestor, Solon;

pandit, authority, expert, guru, maharishi, mahatma, elder, teacher, guiding light, mentor.

▷antonyms fool.

adjective

he makes some very sage comments in his book:

wise, learned, clever, intelligent, with/showing great knowledge, knowledgeable, sensible, intellectual, scholarly, sagacious, erudite;

discerning, judicious, canny, penetrating, perceptive, acute, astute, shrewd, prudent, politic, thoughtful, full of insight, insightful, percipient, perspicacious, philosophical, profound, deep;

rare sapient.

▷antonyms foolish.

sage (2) Oxford Dictionary of English