magus
Kelime Anlamı :
1. yıldız falcısı.
2. rahip (zerdüştlük).
3. büyücü/rahip.
4. mecus.
5. mecusiler.
6. (çoğul isim) Doğuda gördükleri yıldız aracılığıyle yeni doğmuş olan Hazreti isa'yı ziyarete gelen üç müneccim (Matta 2: 112); eski Medya ve İran'da ruhban sınıfı; Mecusiler.
7. (isim) Mecusiler.
Tanımlar :
1.
A member of the zoroastrian priestly caste of the medes and persians.
2. in the new testament, one of the wise men from the east, traditionally held to be three, who traveled to bethlehem to pay homage to the infant jesus.
3. A sorcerer; a magician.
2. in the new testament, one of the wise men from the east, traditionally held to be three, who traveled to bethlehem to pay homage to the infant jesus.
3. A sorcerer; a magician.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1.
magician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster, conjurer, charlatan
2. a zoroastrian priest
2. a zoroastrian priest
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1.
a magician or sorcerer of ancient times.
2. a member of the zoroastrian priesthood of the ancient persians.
2. a member of the zoroastrian priesthood of the ancient persians.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1.
one of the members of the learned and priestly caste in ancient persia, who had official charge of the sacred rites, practised interpretation of dreams, professed supernatural arts, and were distinguished by peculiarities of dress and insignia.
2. in christian history, one of the “wise men” who, according to the gospel of matthew (ii. 1, 2), came from the east to jerusalem to do homage to the new-born king of the jews.
2. in christian history, one of the “wise men” who, according to the gospel of matthew (ii. 1, 2), came from the east to jerusalem to do homage to the new-born king of the jews.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia