Hakham - a Hebrew title of respect for a wise and highly educated man

mahatma - (Hinduism) term of respect for a Brahmin sage

mentor, wise man - a wise and trusted guide and advisor

Balthasar, Balthazar - (New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus

Caspar, Gaspar - (New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus

Melchior - (New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus; usually represented as a king of Nubia

herb - aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities

clary sage - fresh leaves used in omelets and fritters and with lamb

common sage, ramona, Salvia officinalis - shrubby plant with aromatic grayish-green leaves used as a cooking herb

herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

genus Salvia - large genus of shrubs and subshrubs of the mint family varying greatly in habit: sage

Salvia azurea, blue sage - blue-flowered sage of dry prairies of the eastern United States

clary sage, Salvia clarea - stout Mediterranean sage with white or pink or violet flowers; yields oil used as a flavoring and in perfumery

mealy sage, Salvia farinacea, blue sage - Texas sage having intensely blue flowers

blue sage, Salvia lancifolia, Salvia reflexa - sage of western North America to Central America having violet-blue flowers; widespread in cultivation

chaparral sage, purple sage, Salvia leucophylla - silvery-leaved California herb with purple flowers

cancer weed, cancerweed, Salvia lyrata - sage of eastern United States

common sage, ramona, Salvia officinalis - shrubby plant with aromatic grayish-green leaves used as a cooking herb

meadow clary, Salvia pratensis - tall perennial Old World salvia with violet-blue flowers; found in open grasslands

clary, Salvia sclarea - aromatic herb of southern Europe; cultivated in England as a potherb and widely as an ornamental

pitcher sage, Salvia spathacea - California erect and sparsely branched perennial

Mexican mint, Salvia divinorum - an herb from Oaxaca that has a powerful hallucinogenic effect; the active ingredient is salvinorin

Salvia verbenaca, vervain sage, wild clary, wild sage - Eurasian sage with blue flowers and foliage like verbena; naturalized in United States

wise - having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment"

chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue