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Saved vs Saged - What's the difference?

saved | saged |

As verbs the difference between saved and saged

is that saved is (save) while saged is (sage).

As an adjective saved

is (christianity) rescued from the consequences of sin.

saved

English

Verb

(head)
  • (save)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (Christianity) Rescued from the consequences of sin.
    • 1988: Are you saved, Mr Woardly-Fish?'' —

    Related terms

    * saved by the bell

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    saged

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (sage)

    • 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)
  • Wise.
  • * Shakespeare
    • All you sage counsellors, hence!
  • * Milton
    • commanders, who, cloaking their fear under show of sage advice, counselled the general to retreat
  • (obsolete) grave; serious; solemn
  • * Milton
    • [Great bards] in sage and solemn tunes have sung.
    Synonyms
    * sagacious

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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:
    • We aspire to the magnanimous firmness of the philosophic sage .
    Synonyms
    * deep thinker, egghead, intellectual, pundit
    Derived terms
    * sagely * sageness * sage on the stage * Seven Sages
    Related terms
    * sagacious * sagacity

    See also

    * rishi * maharishi

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) sauge, from (etyl) salvia, from , see safe .

    Noun

    (-)
  • The plant Salvia officinalis and savory spice produced from it; also planted for ornamental purposes.
    • Synonyms
    * (herb) ramona
    Derived terms
    * sagebush * Sage Derby * sage dog * sage green * sage grouse * sage tea * sage thrasher * wood sage
    See also
    * salvia

    External links

    * (Salvia officinalis) *

    Etymology 3

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    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (Internet slang)

    • Verb

    (sag)
  • (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

    • Usage notes

    * This word is specific to imageboards. The original purpose of sage is to not bump a thread if one deems one's own post to be of little value.

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