/ˈmeɪɡəs/
OriginFrom 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.
- A magician; (derogatory) a conjurer or sorcerer, especially one who is a charlatan or trickster.
“In the middle of the fifth century, Empedocles testified to the vitality of these maguses, who were capable of commanding the winds and of bringing the dead back from Hades and who presented themselve”
“It’s from our venerable maguses Gominik Halvor and his son. They’ve cast the runes for our enterprise.”
- A Zoroastrian priest.
“Court astrologers, who were drawn from the race of the Magi, were among those that formed the royal court [...]”
“Mocenigo / [satisfied at last] / Good! Now, tell me, Prior, / What is Rome’s greatest fear? What gives the Pope / More night-mares than bad sausage? / Prior Gabrielli / Heresy! / The rendering of the ”
Formsmagi(plural) · maguses(plural, rare)
Source: Wiktionary