Maimonides calls them '''חוכמי אומות העולם''' meaning wise ones of the nations.
''Chochmei Umos HaOlam'' is the hebrew term used by Maimonides in the Laws of Kings 8:11. It is generally translated as "Mages" or "Wise of the Nations". It indicates a non-Jew who has taken upon himself the observance of [[Noahide Law]], but observes it for their own rational reasons. Maimonides seems to imply that ''Chochmei Umos HaOlam'' do not have a portion in the world to come, although he doesn't actual say that. The implication therefore is that they will be judged according to their merits. This is contrasted with the ''[[Chasidei Umos HaOlam]]'' who observes the [[seven laws]] because they were revealed through [[Moshe Rabbenu]] as explained by Jewish tradition..
The Aramaic scriptures refer to them as מסלם. Compare with [[Tzadikei Umos HaOlam]] and [[Chasidei Umos HaOlam]] and the Mages of Aram.
