Magus
(sometimes lowercase) one of the Magi.
(lowercase) a magician, sorcerer, or astrologer.
(sometimes lowercase) a Zoroastrian priest.: Compare Magi (def. 2).
Origin of Magus
1Words Nearby Magus
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Eventually, the Avengers team up with Thanos to do battle with the Magus.
Inside Marvel’s Phase 3: How ‘The Avengers’ Cross Paths with Black Panther and the New Superheroes | Marlow Stern | October 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAlthough Fowles had already drafted his more famous novel The Magus, he delayed its publication until he finished The Collector.
How to Understand the Criminal Mind By Reading This Novel | Casey N. Cep | December 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTMelissa would go first and Friend, who referred to himself as the GM or “Grand Magus,” would go last.
John Friend Anusara Scandal: Inside the Wiccan ‘Sex’ Coven | Lizzie Crocker | April 16, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAbramko had allowed himself to be compromised in the Polish insurrection and Magus was interested in saving him.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois ChristopheI believe that I may speak with a certain accent of authority upon any question which connects with the French Magus Éliphas Lévi.
Devil-Worship in France | Arthur Edward Waite
The rods seem to have been of tamarisk, and without a Magus no kind of sacrifices were performed.
The beast shied on one side and reared; then it rushed on with increased swiftness after Magus and the Batavian.
Quintus Claudius, Volume 2 of 2 | Ernst EcksteinTell your men to give way with a will; and you, Magus, go and desire Chrysostomus to alter our course.
Quintus Claudius, Volume 1 of 2 | Ernst Eckstein
British Dictionary definitions for magus (1 of 2)
/ (ˈmeɪɡəs) /
a Zoroastrian priest
an astrologer, sorcerer, or magician of ancient times
Origin of magus
1British Dictionary definitions for Magus (2 of 2)
/ (ˈmeɪɡəs) /
Simon Magus New Testament a sorcerer who tried to buy spiritual powers from the apostles (Acts 8:9-24)
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