magian

ma·gus

 (mā′gəs)

n. pl. ma·gi (mā′jī′)

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.

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[From Middle English magi, magi, from Latin magī, pl. of magus, sorcerer, magus, from Greek magos, from Old Persian maguš; see magh- in Indo-European roots.]

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ma′gi·an (mā′jē-ən) adj.

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