archimage

American  

[ahr-kuh-meyj] / ˈɑr kəˌmeɪdʒ /

noun

1. a great magician.

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archimage British  

/ ˈɑːkɪˌmeɪdʒ /

noun

1. a great magician or wizard

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Etymology

Origin of archimage

First recorded in 1545–55; archi- + mage

Example Sentences

David Belasco, occult archimage of the theatre, has muttered incantations over an ancient artifice and whisked away the curtain cloth to disclose it as a new play of absorbing intensity.

From Time Magazine Archive

"No, no, Rashleigh," said Miss Vernon; "dismiss from your company the false archimage Dissimulation, and it will better ensure your free access to our classical consultations."

From Rob Roy — Volume 01 by Scott, Walter, Sir

But, like that archimage, conscious that all depends on the exertion of his wonted empire, he struggled hard to regain his lost authority.

From The Roman Traitor, Vol. 1 by Herbert, Henry William

He felt, for a moment, as the daring archimage whose spells, too potent for their master's safety, have evoked and unchained a spirit that defies their guidance.

From The Roman Traitor, Vol. 1 by Herbert, Henry William

And thou by whom this strain hath parentage; Wantoner between the yet untreacherous claws Of newly-whelped existence! ere he pause, What gift to thee can yield the archimage?

From Sister Songs; an offering to two sisters by Thompson, Francis