| NOUN | group | Wise Men, Magi | (New Testament) the sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born |
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| 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. | |
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| Synonym | Magi | |
| 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 | |