sagecraft

English

Etymology

From sage +‎ -craft.

Noun

sagecraft (uncountable)

1. The skill of a sage.
   • 1997, Don B. Kates, Gary Kleck, The Great American Gun Debate, page 123:

     Medical and public health discussion of firearms issues have consistently exemplified "sagecraft" in the Znanieckian concept of partisan academic "sages" inventing, selecting, or misinterpreting data to validate preordained conclusions.

   • 2010, Tom Foster, Strength and Honor, page 425:

     At that time he had come to wonder just why she wished so badly to serve as a mere aide when according to all her instructors she had excelled in the art of sagecraft.