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archimage

American  
[ahr-kuh-meyj] / ˈɑr kəˌmeɪdʒ /

noun

  1. a great magician.


archimage British  
/ ˈɑːkɪˌmeɪdʒ /

noun

  1. a great magician or wizard

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of archimage

First recorded in 1545–55; archi- + mage

Example Sentences

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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

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

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

"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

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

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