Thesaurus: magi
A caste of priests, philosophers, and magicians, among the ancient Persians; hence, any holy men or sages of the East.
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- n. pl. A caste of priests, philosophers, and magicians, among the ancient Persians; hence, any holy men or sages of the East.
- A caste of priests, philosophers, and magicians, among the ancient Persians; hence, any holy men or sages of the East. The inspired Magi from the Orient came. Sandys.
- A caste of priests, philosophers, and magicians, among theancient Persians; hence, any holy men or sages of the East.The inspired Magi from the Orient came. Sandys.
- n:100 n (New Testament) the sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born; the Gospel According to Matthew says they were guided by a star and brought gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh; because there were three gifts it is usually assumed that there were three of them n a magician or sorcerer of ancient times n a member of the Zoroastrian priesthood of the ancient Persians