Magus

(gəs)

noun pl. Magi

  1. one of the Magi
  2. a sorcerer or astrologer

Origin: ME < L: see Magi

See Magus in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. ma·gi (māˈjīˌ)
  1. A member of the Zoroastrian priestly caste of the Medes and Persians.
  2. Magus In the New Testament, one of the wise men from the East, traditionally held to be three, who traveled to Bethlehem to pay homage to the infant Jesus.
  3. A sorcerer; a magician.

Origin:

Origin: From Middle English magi, magi

Origin: , from Latin magī

Origin: , pl. of magus, sorcerer, magus

Origin: , from Greek magos

Origin: , from Old Persian maguš; see magh- in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

  • maˈgi·an (māˈjē-ən) adjective

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