Simon Magus

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noun

1. Simon.

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Simon Magus British  

noun

1. New Testament a Samaritan sorcerer, probably from Gitta, of the 1st century _ad After being converted to Christianity, he tried to buy miraculous powers from the apostles (Acts of the Apostles 8:9–24). He is also identified as the founder of a Gnostic sect

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The first recorded heretic, a converted Jew named Simon Magus, tried to convince St. Peter that Christ's message could be welded to the wisdom of the Greeks.

From Time Magazine Archive

Such was the state of society at Antioch when Simon Magus appeared in that city and claimed to be an incarnation of the Deity, exercising miraculous power.

From In Both Worlds by Holcombe, William Henry

Simon Magus, a picture of flaming wrath, leaped into the arena and ran through the walk enclosed by iron railings that led into the prison.

From In Both Worlds by Holcombe, William Henry

Simon Magus was a magician in the sense in which the ancients used that term; but he possessed evidently, in addition, all the powers claimed by better spiritualists, like Home in our day.

From Modern Magic by Vere, Maximilian Schele de

Opposite to this tomb is an oil painting on slate, by Francesco Vanni, of the Fall of Simon Magus.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.