magus
Meanings
noun
- A magician; (derogatory) a conjurer or sorcerer, especially one who is a charlatan or trickster.
- A Zoroastrian priest.
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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.
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