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# sage

«sage» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **used in cooking, for example in stuffing** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (sage — herb, uncountable; a sage, sages — person); adjective (sage, sager, sagest — formal)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A herb with soft grey-green leaves that is used in cooking, for example in stuffing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sage/#m1)

2) A very wise person, often an old and respected teacher. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sage/#m2)

3) (adjective, formal) Wise: sage advice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sage/#m3)

4) Sage green is a soft grey-green colour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sage/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: Jewish tradition honours its sages (chachamim), the rabbis of the Talmud and later ages, who handed down and explained the Torah. In the primary lessons: In cooking, sage and onion stuffing is eaten with roast chicken or turkey in the UK and the US. In history and stories, sages are wise people whom others come to for advice. Phrases: sage advice, sage and onion, a wise old sage, sage green.

### examples

- The following interesting comment is from Rabbi Moses Botarel:-"It was Abraham our Father-blessed be he who wrote this book to condemn the doctrine of the sages of his time, who were incredulous of the supreme dogma of the Unity. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sage/#x1)
- Astle, The Origin and Progress of Writing, London 1784, p. 41: rhu!', IX, 354, 439). <)r he could have meant Jewish astronomers like JIashallah, who was called by Abraham ibn Eira an Indian sage (mr; Din) (see M. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sage/#x2)
- Mum added sage to the stuffing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sage/#x3)
- Sage leaves feel soft and fuzzy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sage/#x4)
- The village sage gave the boy advice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sage/#x5)
- "Be patient," was Grandma's sage advice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sage/#x6)
- Confucius is often called a Chinese sage. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sage/#x7)
- Our bedroom is painted sage green. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sage/#x8)
- He stopped a few steps away from a very large bunch of wild sage. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sage/#x9)

### note

Herb sense is uncountable ("some sage"); person sense is countable ("a sage"). Do not confuse with "saga" (a long story) or "sag" (droop).

### In the corpora

- [Sensible in French means sensitive (easily upset or touched); "sensible" in English is raisonnable or sage.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/french/35-false-friends/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «sage» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sage/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.