Etymology

worldwisdom

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Today it means: Wisdom, knowledge, or understanding about the world; experience; philosophy. Full definition →

Middle English *worldwisdom ← Old English woruldwīsdōm
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  1. Old English · inherited fromworuldwīsdōm“worldly wisdom, science”
  2. Middle English · inherited from*worldwisdom
  3. English todayworldwisdom

From Middle English *worldwisdom, (found only as worldes wisdom (literally “world's wisdom”)), from Old English woruldwīsdōm (“worldly wisdom, science”), equivalent to world + wisdom.

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