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Gaspar

Gaspar

1 9.1
One of the three wise men who brought gold to the baby Jesus
  • proper noun
  • Literature
: Gaspar
  • And this Magi, Gaspar, was easily the greatest scholar in all the lands.

Examples

  • According to legend, Gaspar traveled from the East to join the other Magi in honoring the newborn king.

  • The only document to survive from this lost expedition is the diary of the monk Gaspar de Carvajal.

    Academic text (1993)

  • The lake reminds me of the baptismal pool at Reverend Gaspar's church.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • In a simple pinewood casket, Reverend Gaspar is laid out in a white gown.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • In Christian tradition, Gaspar is remembered as one of the three wise men who brought gifts to the infant Jesus.

  • Traditionally, Gaspar is depicted as the bearer of gold among the Magi who visited Jesus after his birth.

Synonyms

Caspar
vsGaspar
  • Literature
1 9.3

One of the three wise men who visit the baby Jesus and bring gold

is the same figure but named with a different traditional spelling
Saint Caspar
vsGaspar
8.6

One of the three wise men who visited the baby Jesus bringing gold

is the same figure without the religious title

Surface Forms

Gaspar main

Etymology

Gaspar comes from an old Persian word gizbar that means 'treasurer', and you can see the same idea in the English word treasure. That's why Gaspar is remembered in the Christmas story as the wise man who brings gold.