Priest vs. Sage — What's the Difference?

A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities.

One venerated for experience, judgment, and wisdom.

An ordained minister of the Catholic, Orthodox, or Anglican Church, authorized to perform certain rites and administer certain sacraments

Any of various plants of the genus Salvia of the mint family, especially S. officinalis, having aromatic grayish-green leaves.

A mallet used to kill fish caught when angling.

The leaves of S. officinalis used as a seasoning.

Ordain to the priesthood

Any of various similar or related plants, chiefly in the mint family.

In many Christian churches, a member of the second grade of clergy ranking below a bishop but above a deacon and having authority to administer the sacraments.

Sagebrush.

A person having the authority to perform and administer religious rites.

Having or exhibiting wisdom and calm judgment.

To ordain or admit to the priesthood.

Proceeding from or marked by wisdom and calm judgment

A religious clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson) who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple

(Archaic) Serious; solemn.

A blunt tool, used for quickly stunning and killing fish

Wise.

(Mormonism) the highest office in the Aaronic priesthood

(obsolete) grave; serious; solemn

(transitive) To ordain as a priest.

A wise person or spiritual teacher; someone of gravity and wisdom, especially, a teacher venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave or stoic philosopher.

A presbyter elder; a minister

The plant Salvia officinalis and savory spice produced from it; also planted for ornamental purposes.

One who officiates at the altar, or performs the rites of sacrifice; one who acts as a mediator between men and the divinity or the gods in any form of religion; as, Buddhist priests.

Any plant in the genus Salvia

To ordain as priest.

Any of a number of plants such as sagebrush considered to be similar to Salvia officinalis, mostly because they are small shrubs and have gray foliage or are aromatic.

A clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders

(Internet slang) Word used in the email field of imageboards to prevent a bump of the post. Used as an option rather than a word in some imageboard software.

A spiritual leader in a non-Christian religion

(Internet slang) The act of using the word or option sage in the email field or a checkbox of an imageboard when posting a reply.

A suffruticose labiate plant (Salvia officinalis) with grayish green foliage, much used in flavoring meats, etc. The name is often extended to the whole genus, of which many species are cultivated for ornament, as the scarlet sage, and Mexican red and blue sage.

A wise man; a man of gravity and wisdom; especially, a man venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave philosopher.

Having nice discernment and powers of judging; prudent; grave; sagacious.

Proceeding from wisdom; well judged; shrewd; well adapted to the purpose.

Grave; serious; solemn.

A mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom

Aromatic fresh or dried gray-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc

Any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb

Having wisdom that comes with age and experience

Of the gray-green color of sage leaves