English noun: Magi | |||
1. | Magi (group) (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 | ||
Synonyms | Wise Men | ||
Instance hypernym | accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection | ||
Member holonym | Balthasar, Balthazar, Caspar, Gaspar, Melchior | ||
Domain category | New Testament | ||