Wise Men (n)
Magi (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 14
def (New Testament) the sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born
def the Gospel According to Matthew says they were guided by a star and brought gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh
def because there were three gifts it is usually assumed that there were three of them
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Instance Hypernym collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
Domain of synset - TOPIC New Testament
Member meronym Balthazar, Balthasar; Caspar, Gaspar; Melchior
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Member of this domain - TOPIC New Testament
Instance Hyponym collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
Member holonym Balthazar, Balthasar; Caspar, Gaspar; Melchior

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