"magus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmeɪɡəs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-magus.wav Forms: magi [plural], maguses [plural, rare]
Rhymes: -eɪɡəs 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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|magus}} Latin magus, {{der|en|grc|μάγος||magician}} Ancient Greek μάγος (mágos, “magician”), {{der|en|ira-old|-}} Old Iranian, {{doublet|en|mage}} Doublet of mage Head templates: {{en-noun|magi|+|pl2qual=rare}} magus (plural magi or (rare) maguses)
  1. A magician; (derogatory) a conjurer or sorcerer, especially one who is a charlatan or trickster. Categories (topical): Fictional abilities, Occupations, People, Stock characters Translations (magician): مُوغِيّ (mūḡiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), مَجُوس (majūs) [masculine] (Arabic), مُشَعْوِذ (mušaʕwiḏ) [masculine] (Arabic), سَاحِر (sāḥir) [masculine] (Arabic), մոգ (mog) (Armenian), маг (mag) [masculine] (Bulgarian), влъхва (vlǎhva) [masculine] (Bulgarian), mag [masculine] (Catalan), 魔法师 (mófǎshī) (Chinese Mandarin), maagi (Finnish), mage [masculine] (French), მოგვი (mogvi) (Georgian), μάγος (mágos) [masculine] (Greek), mago [masculine] (Italian), 魔法使い (mahoutsukai) (alt: まほうつかい) (Japanese), 賢者 (kenja) (alt: けんじゃ) (Japanese), magus [masculine] (Latin), maga [feminine] (Latin), маг (mag) [masculine] (Macedonian), во́лшебник (vólšebnik) [masculine] (Macedonian), mager [masculine] (Norwegian), مغ (moğ) (Persian), mago [masculine] (Portuguese), волхв (volxv) [masculine] (Russian), маг (mag) [masculine] (Russian), куде́сник (kudésnik) [masculine] (Russian), волше́бник (volšébnik) [masculine] (Russian), mago [masculine] (Spanish), magiad [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-magus-en-noun-wo1-a6I2 Disambiguation of Fictional abilities: 52 48 Disambiguation of Occupations: 60 40 Disambiguation of People: 88 12 Disambiguation of Stock characters: 52 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Persian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of 'magician': 100 0
  2. (Zoroastrianism) A Zoroastrian priest. Categories (topical): Zoroastrianism, Fictional abilities, Occult, Stock characters Translations (Zoroastrian priest): մոգ (mog) (Armenian), mag [masculine] (Catalan), mago (Esperanto), mage [masculine] (French), mager [masculine] (Norwegian), مغ (moğ) (Persian), mago [masculine] (Portuguese), mager [common-gender] (Swedish), magier [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-magus-en-noun-5e-uMfe9 Disambiguation of Fictional abilities: 52 48 Disambiguation of Occult: 23 77 Disambiguation of Stock characters: 52 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 43 57 Topics: Zoroastrianism, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'Zoroastrian priest': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: animagus, archimagus, archmagus Related terms: Magi

Inflected forms

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