Heilige Drei Könige
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Etymology edit
Literally, “Three Holy Kings”, from the extra-Biblical belief that the Magi were three in number and were rulers among their peoples.
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Proper noun edit
die Heiligen Drei Könige pl (proper noun, plural only, usually definite)
- (Christianity) the Magi, Three Wise Men
- Synonym: Weise aus dem Morgenland
Proper noun edit
Heilige Drei Könige n (invariable, no genitive or plural)
- (Christianity) Epiphany, Twelfth Day (feast on January 6th)
- Synonyms: Dreikönigstag, Dreikönigsfest, (rare) Epiphanie