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1. (n.pl.) Magi
(sometimes l.c.) the wise men, three by tradition, who paid homage to the infant Jesus. Matt. 2:1–12.
2. Magi
(sometimes l.c.) a class of Zoroastrian priests in ancient Media and Persia.
Etymology: (see Magus)
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1. (noun) Wise Men, Magi
(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
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. 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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1. MAGI
a priestly caste in the East, constituting the "learned" class, as the Druids in the West: the custodiers of religion and the rites connected therewith, and who gave themselves up to the study of sciences of a recondite character, but with a human interest, such as astrology and magic, and who were held in great reverence by, and exercised a great influence over, the people.
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