source of wisdom

collocation in English

meaningsofsourceandwisdom

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source
noun[C]
uk
/sɔːs/us
/sɔːrs/
the place something comes from or starts at, or the cause ...
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wisdom
noun[U]
uk
/ˈwɪz.dəm/us
/ˈwɪz.dəm/
the ability to use your knowledge and experience to make good decisions ...
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(Definition ofsourceandwisdomfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsource of wisdom

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It was asourceofwisdom.
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History is not a source of forgetting; it is ultimately thesourceofwisdom.
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Therefore, she is probably the greatestsourceofwisdomon these matters.
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So if we cannot see life through rose-coloured spectacles, we will at least be able to make smoke rings, for dreams are sometimes asourceofwisdom.
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Thus, he is asourceofwisdomto the two younger ponies.
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It is widely quoted as asourceofwisdom.
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For them, words were the truesourceofwisdom.
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She has an almost endlesssourceofwisdom, and advises the children in many predicaments.
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As the student become more attuned with the innersourceofwisdom, they will become more receptive to the subtle inner prompting of intuition, inspiration and illumination.
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The founding revelations of many of the world's religions involve contact between the founder and a supernaturalsourceofwisdom, such as a god in human form or an angel.
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Matthew serves as a teacher about life and is viewed by the narrator as asourceofwisdom.
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I can get no nearer the truth despite having consulted three different sources of wisdom on the subject.
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This means encompassing irrational sources of wisdom and understanding as well as science, reason and technology.
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This respect for individual particularity and openness to diverse sources of wisdom means our community is packed with a wide array of perspectives and beliefs.
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