HyperDic: wise_men

English > 1 sense of the expression Wise Men:
NOUNgroupWise Men, Magi(New Testament) the sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born
English > Wise Men: 1 sense > noun 1, group
Meaning(New Testament) the sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born; the Gospel According to Matthew says they were guided by a star and brought gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh; because there were three gifts it is usually assumed that there were three of them.
SynonymMagi
CategoryNew TestamentThe collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation
Instance ofcollection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblageSeveral things grouped together or considered as a whole
MembersBalthazar, Balthasar(New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus
Caspar, Gaspar(New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus
Melchior(New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus
Spanishmagos, Magos

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