'''Chochmei Chachmei Umos HaOlam''' ('''חוכמי חכמי אומות העולם''' generally translated as "[[Mages]]" or "Wise of the Nations") is the Maimonidian term taken from the Laws of Kings 8:11 for "Noahites" or "Noachites" also known as "Noahides" who do not believe in Judaism. According to [[Halakhic Judaism]], as expressed in the [[Talmud]], the Noahide Laws apply to all humanity through mankind's ''spiritual'' descent from one paternal ancestor who in Hebrew tradition is called [[Noah]] (the head of the only family to survive during [[Deluge (mythology)|The Flood]]). Hence in the Oral Torah, בני נח ''[[B'nei Noah]]'' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]], "Descendants of Noah", "Children of Noah") refers to all the good people of mankind.
Chokhmei Chakhmei Umoth HaOlam are [[Hagarim]] who have ''not'' taken the [[Oath Brith]] [[Tevilah]] even if they send offerings as Augustus Caesar did for example.
The terms indicate non-Jews who have taken upon themselves the observance of [[Noahide Law]] for their own rational reasons. Maimonides seems to imply that ''Chochmei Chachmei Umos HaOlam'' do not have a portion in the world to come, although he doesn't actually say that. The implication therefore is that they will be judged according to their merits.
Compare this with [[Tzadikei Umos HaOlam]] and [[Chasidei Umos HaOlam]] who observe the [[seven laws]] because they were revealed through [[Moshe Rabbenu]] as explained by Jewish tradition.
There are three main categories of gentiles [see R. Yom Tov ben Avraham Alshevili, Chiddushei HaRitva, Makkot 9a n.].
===Chokhmei Chakhmei Umoth Haolam===
The first category is the gentile who fulfills his obligations as an ethical monotheist. This person is generally called a Ben Noach (or Noachide) meaning a proud descendant of the biblical Noah. In the Jewish tradition Noah and his sons were commanded to fulfill seven commandments which amount to ethical monotheism [see Aaron Lichtenstein, The Seven Laws of Noah] Those gentiles who observe these commandments are considered righteous gentiles. They are, however, not Jews and are not considered part of Jewish society. They are righteous people and recognized for their accomplishments. However, they remain part of the human brotherhood but not part of Jewish society.
I changed "Chochmei" to "Chachmei", bease the word חכמי in hebrew its written with the vowel patah. Rambam in Hilchot Melachim 8:11 writes it without Vav. See also the term "Chachmei Umot" in Berachot 58a, Pesachim 94b, Yoma 77a etc.
