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Balthasar   /bˈælθəsər/   Listen
Balthasar

noun
1.
(New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus.  Synonym: Balthazar.





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"Balthasar" Quotes from Famous Books



... requested, but observed that, as true pilgrims, it became the duty of the ladies whom Quentin escorted, to take the road on the right side of the Maes, by the Cross of the Kings, where the blessed relics of Caspar, Melchior, and Balthasar (as the Catholic Church has named the eastern Magi who came to Bethlehem with their offerings) had rested as they were transported to Cologne, and on which spot ...
— Quentin Durward • Sir Walter Scott
... the king's first child, the Prince Balthasar Carlos, in 1629, the court painter's duties began in earnest; and from that time on he was most assiduous in portraying ...
— Child-life in Art • Estelle M. Hurll


Words linked to "Balthasar" :   sage, Magi, New Testament, Wise Men


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