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Magus

[mey-guhs]

noun

plural

Magi 
  1. (sometimes lowercase)one of the Magi.

  2. (lowercase)a magician, sorcerer, or astrologer.

  3. (sometimes lowercase)a Zoroastrian priest.



magus

1

/ ˈɪɡə /

noun

  1. a Zoroastrian priest

  2. an astrologer, sorcerer, or magician of ancient times

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Magus

2

/ ˈɪɡə /

noun

  1. New Testament a sorcerer who tried to buy spiritual powers from the apostles (Acts 8:9-24)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Magus1

1615–25; < Latin < Greek áDz < Old Persian ŝ; compare Avestan γ
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Magus1

C14: from Latin, from Greek magos, from Old Persian magus magician
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Foster played on Davis’ studio album “Big Fun” and his live albums “Dark Magus” and “Agharta.”

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The molecule came from the Conus magus, a sea snail found in the deep sea.

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Simogo has acknowledged an eclectic list of inspirations, including “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari,” “Twin Peaks: The Return,” The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening and John Fowles’s 1965 novel, “The Magus.”

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So begins the mythology of Gabriel García Márquez, the magus of magical realism, a Nobel laureate who blended truth and fiction to fit the outsize reality of Latin American life.

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When she and her husband Chris Weimer bought Magus in 2004, the shop was already an institution.

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