wise men
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1. (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 (noun.group)
| member holonym | : | balthasar, balthazar, |
| definition | : | (New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus (noun.person) |
| member holonym | : | caspar, gaspar, |
| definition | : | (New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus (noun.person) |
| member holonym | : | melchior, |
| definition | : | (New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus; usually represented as a king of Nubia (noun.person) |
| domain category | : | new testament, |
| definition | : | the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible (noun.communication) |
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