wise-hearted

Adjective

wise-hearted (comparative more wise-hearted or wiser-hearted, superlative most wise-hearted or wisest-hearted)

1. Wise; knowing; skilful.
   • Of all missionary work this was the one which necessarily kept most under the surface; they could not talk about it as they did of many other things; the whole custom and tradition of the place was against them, and many of their wisest-hearted missionary ladies knew that they could not precipitate...1878 November 15, “Indian Female Normal School Society”, in The Bristol Mercury and Daily Post, Western Counties, Monmouthshire, and South Wales Advertiser, volume XC, number 9517, Bristol, →OCLC...
   • The great argument in favor of the inspiration of Genesis is the absolute impossibility of its classification with works of mere human origin. The sublime simplicity and the unfailing accuracy of its narration of the beginnings of creation, and of the early history of man, is such as could have...1881 July 30, “Notes on Open Letters”, in The Sunday School Times, volume XXIII, number 31, Philadelphia, Pa.: John D. Wattles, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 482, column 3