magi

Meanings

Noun

• (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
• a magician or sorcerer of ancient times
• a member of the Zoroastrian priesthood of the ancient Persians
• plural of mage
• plural of magus

Synonyms

mages, magus, maguses, Wise Men