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The plant genus for Sage is Salvia, which is Latin for healing / salvation, and some generalize the meaning to be saviour. When required to translate my daughter's name to Spanish, Salvia was agreed to be a good translation.
For those who think Sage is just an herb. Here's what Wikepedia says.NounSage (plural sages) 1. A wise man; a man of gravity and wisdom; especially, a man venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave philosopher.Etymology 1From Old French Sage (11th century), from Gallo-Romance *sabius, from Vulgar Latin *sapius, from Latin sapere (to taste, to discern, to be wise), from Proto-Indo European base *sap- (to taste). The noun meaning "man of profound wisdom" is recorded from circa 1300. Originally applied to the Seven Sages of Greece.Translations
wise manAs an herb, there are over 750 varieties of Sage. Including, Blue Sage, White Sage, Golden Sage. Etc. Smudging has been used since ancient times by many people as a ceremony of purification--among pre-Christian pagans as well as Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches, among Hindus and Buddhists as well as Cherokee and Lakota.

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