catflap.org Online Dictionary Query


Query string:
Search type:
Database:

Database copyright information
Server information


7 definitions found
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :   [ easton ]

  Wise men
     mentioned in Dan. 2:12 included three classes, (1) astrologers,
     (2) Chaldeans, and (3) soothsayers. The word in the original
     (hakamim) probably means "medicine men. In Chaldea medicine was
     only a branch of magic. The "wise men" of Matt. 2:7, who came
     from the East to Jerusalem, were magi from Persia or Arabia.
     

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  Wise Men
       n : (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: Magi]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  wise men
     n.
     (plural of en wise man)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  wise men
     n.
     (plural of en wise man)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  wise men
     n.
     (plural of en wise man)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  wise men
     n.
     (plural of en wise man)

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  wise men /wˈaɪz mˈɛn/
  Weisen , Weise
     Synonyms: wise women, sages
  
   see: wise man, wise woman, sage
  

Questions or comments about this site? Contact dictionary@catflap.org
Access Stats