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賢者 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • Magi noun The wise men from the East, traditionally three, said to have visited the infant Jesus bearing gifts.
  • magus noun A magician or sorcerer, sometimes used disapprovingly to mean a fraud or trickster.
  • sage adj Wise, especially through experience and good judgment.

Senses

賢者 is used for these senses in English:

  • Magi (Christianity) Chiefly preceded by the (three): the wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus at the Epiphany (traditionally considered to be three in number and sometimes named Balthazar, Caspar, and Melchior, but the Bible does not state how many there were or their names).
  • magus A magician; (derogatory) a conjurer or sorcerer, especially one who is a charlatan or trickster.
  • sage A very wise person or spiritual teacher; someone of gravity and wisdom, especially, a teacher venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave or stoic philosopher.
  • wise man A man who is wise.

magus — full definition

  1. noun A magician or sorcerer, sometimes used disapprovingly to mean a fraud or trickster.
  2. noun A priest of the ancient Zoroastrian religion.

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