holy wisdom
Divine insight, understanding
Holy wisdom is divine insight or understanding, the kind of knowledge that comes from God rather than human learning.
In Christian tradition, it refers to the spiritual discernment that guides righteous living: Solomon prayed for holy wisdom.
The phrase also names the famous Hagia Sophia cathedral in Istanbul, whose Greek name translates literally as "holy wisdom."
- SophiaGreek-derived feminine name
- divine feminineSacred archetypal female spirit
- truthAccordance with reality
- lightVisible electromagnetic radiation
- inner lightSpiritual guidance within oneself
divine knowledge · sacred knowledge · gnosis · enlightenment · scripture · prayer · Trinity · nous · transcendence · grace · mysticism · archetype · contemplation · still small voice · burning bush · iconography · dove · intuition
- Christian Mysticismmystical union, divine union, contemplative life, dark night of the soul, mystical states
holy wisdomcarnal knowledge
Sexual intercourse, legally termed
worldly wisdom · human understanding · natural philosophy · street smarts · book learning
holy wisdomwickedness
Moral corruption or evil
corruption · sacrilege · blasphemy · apostasy · heresy
holy wisdomfoolishness
Unwise conduct
folly · ignorance · stupidity · spiritual darkness · delusion
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