magus

Meaning

1. A magician; (derogatory) a conjurer or sorcerer, especially one who is a charlatan or trickster.
2. A Zoroastrian priest.

Synonyms

Magi

charlatan

magi

soothsayer

sorcerer

Translations

mage

mago

mag

mago

mago

tovenaar

saggio

antico sacerdote persiano

Marktschreier

αγύρτης

charlatan

τσαρλατάνος

Magier

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmeɪɡəs/

Etymology

From Latin magus, from Ancient Greek μάγος (mágos, “magician”), from Μάγος (Mágos, “Magian”), of an indeterminate Old Iranian origin (see Μάγος for details). Doublet of mage.