| magi | | |
| n. (group) | 1. magi, wise men | (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. |
| ~ new testament | 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. |
| ~ aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage | several things grouped together or considered as a whole. |
| ~ balthasar, balthazar | (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; usually represented as a king of Nubia. |
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