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A master magician or adept. The Magi, or magicians (plural form of Magus ), were the "wise men" of the ancient Persian priesthood. It is noted in the Christian New Testament that three magi brought gifts to the infant Jesus. In the later tradition they were given namesKaspar, Melchior, and Balthasarand their bones are said to rest in Cologne Cathedral, Germany.

The term Magus is also used in magical societies like the Golden Dawn to indicate one of its highest grades, between the master of the temple and the ipsissimus.

Sources:

King, Francis. The Rites of Modern Occult Magic. New York: Macmillan, 1970.

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Magus Commonly used as the surname for Simon (Acts 8: 9–24) and meaning ‘magician’. He was rebuked by Peter for wanting to buy spiritual power—hence the English word ‘simony’. This Simon seems to have been regarded as a prophet by certain Samaritans and may have been taken on as patron by a Gnostic sect in the 2nd–3rd cents., according to Justin Martyr (c.150 CE).

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magus a member of a priestly caste in ancient Persia (of Akkadian or Median origin), which through its official status in western Iran became the principal protagonist of Zoroastrianism. The term was then extended to denote a person skilled in eastern magic and astrology; a magician or sorcerer.

See also Magi.

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magus (in pl. magi) the ‘wise men’ who came ‘from the East’ to worship the child Jesus (Matt. 2: 1) XIV; member of an ancient Persian preistly caste XVI. — L. — Gr. mágos — OPers. maguš.
Also anglicized mage wise man, magician. XIV. Hence magian XVI.

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ma·gus / ˈmāgəs/ • n. (pl. ma·gi / ˈmāˌjī/ ) a member of a priestly caste of ancient Persia. See also Magi. ∎  a sorcerer.

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