Definition of "magus" [magus]

• A member of the Zoroastrian priestly caste of the Medes and Persians. (noun)
• 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. (noun)
• A sorcerer; a magician. (noun)

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• "Your so-called magus, Dee, or perhaps it was the one you call your Spirit, both pretending knowledge of matters far beyond their ken?"
• "The Persian or Iranian word magus cognate with English might, mighty denoted a priest or sage, of the Zoroastrian religion in particular. ..."
• "In PvE, the magus is a decent damage dealer, it doesn't quite pack the punch, (at least at lower levels,) that other DPS classes seem to."