The ‘wise men’ from the East who brought gifts to the infant Jesus (Matt. 2:1), said in later tradition to be kings named Caspar, Melchior, and Balthasar who brought gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
Origin
See magus.
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name.1
magi1
ˈmājīˈmeɪdʒaɪ
plural form of magus
Magi2
proper nounˈmeɪdʒaɪˈmājī
the Magi
The “wise men” from the East who brought gifts to the infant Jesus (Matt. 2:1), said in later tradition to be kings named Caspar, Melchior, and Balthasar who brought gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.