magi (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Magi*:
NOUN	group	Magi, Wise Men	(New Testament) the sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born

Magi > pronunciation
Sounds	mey'jhay
Rhymes	Fungi

English > *Magi*: 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.
Synonym	Wise Men
Category	New Testament	The collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation
Instance of	collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage	Several things grouped together or considered as a whole
Members	Balthazar, 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
Spanish	magos, Magos

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