magi
pronunciation
How to pronounce magi in British English:
UK [ˈmeɪdʒaɪ]
How to pronounce magi in American English:
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- 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 usua
Word Origin
- magi (n.)
- c. 1200, "skilled magicians, astrologers," from Latin magi, plural of magus "magician, learned magician," from Greek magos, a word used for the Persian learned and priestly class as portrayed in the Bible (said by ancient historians to have been originally the name of a Median tribe), from Old Persian magush "magician" (see magic). Related: Magian.
Example
- 1. Something allegedly resembling a star was seen by the magi .
- 2. Then herod called the magi secretly and ascertained from them the time of the star 's appearance .
- 3. Then herod called the magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared .
- 4. There are many metaphors linked to the story of three magi who came from the east to adore the newborn jesus .
- 5. According to herodotus , the magi existed in persia in the sixth century bc . This is the timeline of the persian prophet zarathrustra-who was thoth and hermes the magician .