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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Now, the couple oversee a dozen employees, and Magus handles a truly staggering number of books flooding in and out the doors on a daily basis.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2022
“But about six months in, Chris was having so much more fun than I was,” McElroy explained, and she left corporate life behind to join him at Magus full time.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2022
Weimer says with some satisfaction that customers frequently walk in to Magus “and they say ‘I went to college here in 1982, and the store still smells the same and looks the same.’
From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2022
The plan was that Weimer would financially stabilize Magus while McElroy maintained a steady income at her corporate gigs to subsidize the endeavor.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2022
There was a great solitude about the house; for Magistus, Caiaphas, and Simon Magus the magician, made an early and prolonged visit to Jerusalem.
From In Both Worlds by Holcombe, William Henry
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