Noun
- 1. Wise Men, Magi
- usage: (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
- 1. Wise Men, Magi
- usage: a magician or sorcerer of ancient times
- 2. magus, sorcerer, magician, wizard, necromancer, thaumaturge, thaumaturgist
- usage: a member of the Zoroastrian priesthood of the ancient Persians
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