Magus
Americannoun
plural
Magi-
(sometimes lowercase) one of the Magi.
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(lowercase) a magician, sorcerer, or astrologer.
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(sometimes lowercase) a Zoroastrian priest.
noun
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a Zoroastrian priest
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an astrologer, sorcerer, or magician of ancient times
noun
Etymology
Origin of Magus
1615–25; < Latin < Greek mágos < Old Persian maguŝ; compare Avestan moγu
Example Sentences
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The most earnest, enthusiastic conversations about literature in Seattle happen in the aisles of Magus every day.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2022
After spending almost two decades shepherding Magus Books into the 21st century, Weimer and McElroy have undertaken a new project: On Oct.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2022
Ask anyone to close their eyes and picture a four-decade-old used-book store situated next to a major university, and the bookstore they imagine is likely to resemble Magus Books in Seattle’s University District.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2022
But customers at the annex also have access to all the books in stock at the main Magus store, which the staff has started to refer to as “the engine.”
From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2022
John Govan seems to have survived these dismal times by some years; for I find him next on Magus Muir, encouraging and supporting his friends who suffered.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Leighton, Alexander
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