Magus

[ mey-guhs ]

noun

, plural Ma·gi [mey, -jahy].

1. (sometimes lowercase) one of the Magi.
2. (lowercase) a magician, sorcerer, or astrologer.
3. (sometimes lowercase) a Zoroastrian priest. Compare Magi ( def 2 ).

Magus

¹

/ ˈmeɪɡəs /

noun

1. Simon Magus
   New Testament a sorcerer who tried to buy spiritual powers from the apostles (Acts 8:9-24)

magus

²

/ ˈmeɪɡəs /

noun

1. a Zoroastrian priest
2. an astrologer, sorcerer, or magician of ancient times

Word History and Origins

Origin of Magus¹

1615–25; < Latin < Greek mágos < Old Persian maguŝ; compare Avestan moγu

Word History and Origins

Origin of Magus¹

C14: from Latin, from Greek magos, from Old Persian magus magician

Example Sentences

Simogo has acknowledged an eclectic list of inspirations, including “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari,” “Twin Peaks: The Return,” The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening and John Fowles’s 1965 novel, “The Magus.”

From New York Times

So begins the mythology of Gabriel García Márquez, the magus of magical realism, a Nobel laureate who blended truth and fiction to fit the outsize reality of Latin American life.

From New York Times

When she and her husband Chris Weimer bought Magus in 2004, the shop was already an institution.

From Seattle Times

Weimer says with some satisfaction that customers frequently walk in to Magus “and they say ‘I went to college here in 1982, and the store still smells the same and looks the same.’

From Seattle Times

The most earnest, enthusiastic conversations about literature in Seattle happen in the aisles of Magus every day.

From Seattle Times