magian


ma·gus

M0036700 (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.
[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.]
ma′gi·an (mā′jē-ən) adj.
mage, magian - Mage and magian are two other ways to say magician.See also related terms for magician.