English > Magi: 1 sense > noun 1, groupMeaning | (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. |
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Synonym | Wise Men |
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Category | New Testament | The collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation |
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Instance of | collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage | Several things grouped together or considered as a whole |
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Members | Balthazar, Balthasar | (New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus |
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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 |
Spanish | magos, Magos |
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