Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
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;
[syn: Wise Men, Magi]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Wise Men
n 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 [syn: Wise Men, Magi]