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Magus   Listen
noun
magus  n.  
1.
A magician or sorcerer of ancient times.
2.
A member of the Zoroastrian priesthood of the ancient Persians.





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"Magus" Quotes from Famous Books



... Christian work of about the same time is the Clementina, or the Recognitions of Clemens, Bishop of Rome. It is an account of the travels of the Apostle Peter and his conversation with Simon Magus; but the author's knowledge of the Egyptian mythology, of the opinions of the Greek philosophers, and of the astrological rules by which fortunes are foretold from the planets' places, amply prove that he was an Egyptian or an Alexandrian. No name ranked ...
— History Of Egypt From 330 B.C. To The Present Time, Volume 11 (of 12) • S. Rappoport
... men, Nathaniel and Demas, encountering a pretender to miracles, a Simon Magus of the scriptures. Nathaniel is guileless, sweet-hearted and of strong moral sense, but in worldly matters rather a simpleton. Demas is a sharp man, who gets on well in the world, quick of eye and shrewd of wit, hard-headed and not to be imposed upon by his fellows; but destitute of any ...
— Phases of Faith - Passages from the History of My Creed • Francis William Newman


Words linked to "Magus" :   wizard, priest, magician, sorcerer, thaumaturgist, thaumaturge, necromancer


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