Hyssop vs Sage - What's the difference?
hyssop | sage |
Any of several aromatic bushy herbs, of the genus Hyssopus , native to Southern Europe and once used medicinally
Any of several similar plants
# , (blue giant hyssop)
(obsolete, US) The sage brush
Wise.
* Shakespeare
* Milton
(obsolete) grave; serious; solemn
* Milton
A wise person or spiritual teacher; a man or woman of gravity and wisdom, especially, a teacher venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave or stoic philosopher.
* 1748 , (David Hume), Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral , London: Oxford University Press (1973), ยง 34:
The plant Salvia officinalis and savory spice produced from it; also planted for ornamental purposes.
(Internet slang) The act of using the word or option sage in the email field or a checkbox of an imageboard when posting a reply
As nouns the difference between hyssop and sage
is that hyssop is any of several aromatic bushy herbs, of the genus Hyssopus, native to Southern Europe and once used medicinally while sage is a wise person or spiritual teacher; a man or woman of gravity and wisdom, especially, a teacher venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave or stoic philosopher.As an adjective sage is
wise.As an interjection sage is
Word used in the email field of to prevent a bump of the post. Used as an option rather than a word in some imageboard software.As a verb sage is
the act of using the word or option sage in the email field or a checkbox of an when posting a reply.hyssop
English
(Hyssopus officinalis)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* (anise hyssop) * (bastard hyssop) * (giant hyssop) * (hedge hyssop) * (water hyssop) * (wild hyssop)Anagrams
*sage
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) sage (11th century), from . The noun meaning "man of profound wisdom" is recorded from circa 1300. Originally applied to the Seven Sages of Greece .Adjective
(er)- All you sage counsellors, hence!
- commanders, who, cloaking their fear under show of sage advice, counselled the general to retreat
- [Great bards] in sage and solemn tunes have sung.
Synonyms
* sagaciousNoun
(en noun)- We aspire to the magnanimous firmness of the philosophic sage .
