Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- One of the three Magi.
Wiktionary
- n. A very large wine bottle with the capacity of about 12 liters, equivalent to 16 standard bottles.
- n. A name ascribed to one of the Magi.
- n. A male given name.
WordNet 3.0
- n. (New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus
Etymologies
- From Latin Balthasar, equivalent of the English biblical Belshazzar. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“One of the characters, Keith Balthazar, is a doctor practicing in the Arctic town of Rankin Inlet.”
“Mushroom Soup, accompanied by whole grain Balthazar Bakery Bread.”
“But can we really conclude that Balthazar is entertaining thoughts of "mastery or transcendence" when he sings "Today's my Anniversary, the Day of Kings"?”
Elizabeth Bishop and the Wordsworth of _Lyrical Ballads_: Sentimentalism, Straw Men, and Misprision
“The next morning she called Balthazar to her and closely questioned him.”
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“Re: [cauny] "Balthazar" - wall mural artist in/around PV”
“Re: [Bud Crest] "Balthazar" - wall mural artist in/around PV”
“Nah Balthazar is a regular Fairfax contributer he’s often over at SMH”
“Darren Hughes just posted on his blog the release of Bresson’s donkey film au hazard Balthazar from the Criterion Dvd Collection.”
“Balthazar aka The Collector - Brave & The Bold #70 - his computer figured it out, but later Bats & Hawkman confused the heck out of him.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘Balthazar’.
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Monovocalic Proper
Capitalized words with only one of the vowels, with that vowel used at least three times. See also Monovocalics.
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Bottle Collection
I have a sizable collection of fiddle- and banjo-shaped bottles. Some quite old, others not so old.
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We Three Kings
Melchior, Caspar, Balthazar, Magi, Zoroastrian, star of Bethlehem, frankincense, gold, myrrh, Persia, wise men, pay homage
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