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Meanings of Wise Men in English

(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.

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        Usage of Wise Men in English
        1
        A Lesson From the Story of the Shepherds and the Wise Men.
        Crayon and Character: Truth Made Clear Through Eye and Ear / Or,...
        2
        They read in the Bible that the Wise Men came from the East.
        The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
        3
        The lesson was from the story of the Wise Men and the Star.
        The American Missionary — Volume 42, No. 08, August, 1888
        4
        Twenty years later, they were the last of the Wise Men.
        Shift
        5
        Five, significance of number; the number dedicated by the Wise Men.
        Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies
        6
        The papers of the Wise Men of the Patenta are here.'
        The Certainty of a Future Life in Mars / Being the Posthumous Pa...
        7
        The Wise Men in search of directions may well have begun to panic.
        The Irish Times
        8
        The Wise Men thanked the king, and set out for Bethlehem.
        The King Nobody Wanted
        9
        The Wise Men were rich and important, and thought nothing of a journey.
        The King Nobody Wanted
        10
        He left the Wise Men, and hurried off to consult with his advisers.
        The King Nobody Wanted
        11
        For Herod was exceedingly angry when the Wise Men did not come back.
        The King Nobody Wanted
        12
        The Wise Men come from the West now, you know.
        Land of marvels
        13
        The Wise Men and the shepherds both knelt in Bethlehem.
        The Dawn of All
        14
        So please, no more talk of the Three Wise Men!
        Understanding Aleister Crowley’s Thoth Tarot
        15
        One thing I wish the Wise Men would tell me.
        Citizen Bird: Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English for Beginne...
        16
        The Eldest of the Wise Men has come here in answer to your summons.
        King Arthur's Socks and Other Village Plays
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        United Kingdom
        Common
        Ireland
        Less common
        United States of America
        Rare