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Magi (PLUR), or magus (SING), is the term for priests in Zoroastrianism and earlier Iranian religions. The earliest known use of the word magi is in the trilingual inscription written by Darius the Great, known as the Behistun Inscription.
The meaning of MAGUS is a member of a hereditary priestly class among the ancient Medes and Persians.
magus, member of an ancient Persian clan specializing in cultic activities. The name is the Latinized form of magoi ( e.g., in Herodotus 1:101), the ancient Greek transliteration of the Iranian original.
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Magus, by definition, is someone who has developed clairvoyance. In other words, you are aware of important events around you without request. A Magus will obtain knowledge in the form of visions or dreams that can foretell important events in his life or the world around him without a request.
Jan 1, 2000 · maguš, Gr. mágos [μάγος], Lat. magus), the only recorded designation of priests of all western Iranians during the Median, Achaemenid, Parthian (mgw), and Sasanian periods. During Sasanian times the superior priest bore the title mowbed (<*magu-pati- “chief of the Magi”; Arm. magpet).
A magus is a follower of Zoroastrianism, an ancient religion. You can also use magus to mean "magician" or "wise man." In ancient Persia, a Zoroastrian priest (or a member of that particular caste) was a magus.
Definition of magus noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. Simon Magus. New Testament a sorcerer who tried to buy spiritual powers from the apostles (Acts 8:9-24) magus. 2. / ˈmeɪɡəs / noun. a Zoroastrian priest. an astrologer, sorcerer, or magician of ancient times. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of Magus 1. 1615–25; < Latin < Greek mágos < Old Persian maguŝ; compare Avestan moγu.
magus noun. Meaning & use. 1. Chiefly with capital initial. the (three) Magi: the three… 2. A member of an ancient Persian priestly caste which became… 3. gen. A person regarded as having great wisdom or powers… 1. c1175–. Chiefly with capital initial. the (three) Magi: the three ‘wise men’ (see wise man n.
