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Caspar

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Cas·par  (kspär, -pr) also Gas·par (gs-)
One of the three Magi.
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Noun1.Caspar - (New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus
Gaspar
New Testament - the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible
Magi, Wise Men - (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


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