English Explanatory Dictionary

mage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A magician, wizard, sorcerer, witch, warlock or mystic.
  2. Synonym of magus: a Zoroastrian priest.

Pronunciation

māj /meɪd͡ʒ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mage.wav

Word forms

mage magi mages

Etymology

From Middle English mages (plurale tantum), from Latin magus, from Ancient Greek Μάγος (Mágos), from the hapax Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐎢𐏁 (m-gu-u-š /⁠maguš⁠/). Doublet of magus.

Synonyms

magic user spellcaster enchanter conjurer thaumaturge theurgist spiritualist mystic shaman witch doctor magus

Derived words

archimage archmage astrologamage battlemage black mage bloodmage blood mage mageocracy magery mageship magewoman magocracy swordmage
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on M Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary