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wise man

wise man (plural wise men)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. learned man: a scholar or a very learned man

2. special adviser: a man chosen as a special senior adviser to a government or other authority ( informal )

3. one of Magi: in the Bible, a Magi who came with two others to pay homage to the infant Jesus Christ

4. ancient practitioner of occult arts: a man who, in ancient times, practiced any of the occult arts such as magic or astrology ( archaic )

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