Definition of "magi" [magi]

• Plural of magus. (noun)

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• "Sometimes these figures are known as the magi, which is a specific title given to a tradition of Persian magicians—or sorcerers."
• "In this sense he calls the magi - cally activated imaginatio “the sole gate to all internal affections and the link of links.”"
• "They were called magi in their tongue, because they served God in silence and with a low voice."