wisemen
Gift-bearing travelers
Wisemen is the plural of wiseman, a person of great knowledge or judgment.
The term appears most often in reference to the Magi—the three wisemen who visited the infant Jesus bearing gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
Outside biblical contexts, wisemen sounds archaic; modern usage prefers wise men as two words: The wise men of the village gathered to deliberate.
Student of fundamental questions
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
- seerOne who envisions futures
- elderSenior figure of authority
- mentorTrusted wisdom-giving advisor
guru · shaman · prophet · soothsayer · Confucius · Solomon · Socrates · stoic
Magi member, or massive bottle
- MelchiorTraditional gift-bearing magus
- CasparTraditional name for a magus
- nativityState of being born
- BethlehemNativity's traditional setting
star · myrrh · frankincense · gold · epiphany · Christmas · Gospel · Matthew
Learned, studious person
- academicRelating to education or theory
- intellectualConcerning thought and reason
- eruditeProfoundly knowledgeable
- professorSenior university teacher
savant · pundit · theorist · educator · doctorate · knowledgeable · literate · pedagogue
Expert guidance offered
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
- recommendationAdvised course of action
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
direction · deliberation · oversight · assessment · briefing · expertise · analysis · evaluation
philosopher
Student of fundamental questions
mentor · guru · shaman · prophet · soothsayer · Confucius · Solomon · Socrates · stoic · hermit
Balthazar
Magi member, or massive bottle
Bethlehem · star · myrrh · frankincense · gold · epiphany · Christmas · Gospel · Matthew · caravan
scholar
Learned, studious person
- academicRelating to education or theory
- intellectualConcerning thought and reason
- eruditeProfoundly knowledgeable
professor · savant · pundit · theorist · educator · doctorate · knowledgeable · literate · pedagogue · logician
counsel
Expert guidance offered
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
- recommendationAdvised course of action
strategy · direction · deliberation · oversight · assessment · briefing · expertise · analysis · evaluation · planning
wisemenfools
Idiots or deceives
idiots · simpletons · dunces · blockheads · ignoramuses
wisemenfools
Idiots or deceives
charlatans · false prophets · deceivers · scoundrels · knaves
wisemencourt jesters
Royal entertainers in caps
village idiots · charlatans · frauds · pretenders · false prophets
wise, men, wisdom, wisely, wiser, wisest, unwise, unwisely, manful