Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - wisdom

 noun  Date: circa 1440 a didactic book included in the Roman Catholic canon of the Old Testament and corresponding to the ~ of Solomon in the Protestant Apocrypha — see bible table WISDOM  noun  Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wisdom, from wis wise  Date: before 12th century  1.  a. accumulated philosophic or scientific learning ; knowledge  b. ability to discern inner qualities and relationships ; insight  c. good sense ; judgment  d. generally accepted belief challenges what has become accepted ~ among many historians — Robert Darnton  2. a wise attitude, belief, or course of action  3. the teachings of the ancient wise men  Synonyms: see sense