Balthasar
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- proper noun
- /ˈbælθəˌzɑr/
- Literature
- According to one tradition, their names were Melchior, Balthasar, and Gaspar.
Examples
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According to Balthasar, this is the heart of Gregory's whole theology.
Academic text (1993) -
I am Balthasar of Alexandria.
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This is where your search has brought you, Balthasar.
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BALTHASAR: The star is here.
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Balthasar is a good man... ...but until all men are like him, we must keep our swords bright.
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We are borrowing the concept of "duty of hope" from Hans Urs von Balthasar, who argued that it is a Christian duty to hope for the salvation of all, Christians and non-Christians.
Academic text (2015) -
Balthasar, in like vein, emphasized the impossibility of an a-metaphysical or non-metaphysical Christian theology.
Academic text (2002) -
Hans Urs von Balthasar's theology is even more closely allied than Moltmann's with Armenian Christology.
Academic text (1991) -
Balthasar brought myrrh to the infant Jesus as one of the three Magi.
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Legend states that Balthasar was an Arabian scholar among the wise men who visited Jesus.
Synonyms
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A wise man from the East who brought myrrh to the baby Jesus
Surface Forms
Etymology
Balthasar comes from an old Babylonian name that means 'Bel protects the king', and Bel was the name of a god. That's why Balthasar sounds royal and fits one of the three wise men from the East who brought myrrh.