magi
魔法师,玛吉,魔术师,马吉
Definitions
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singular Ma·gus [mey-guhs] /ˈmeɪ gəs/
- : the wise men, generally assumed to be three in number, who paid homage to the infant Jesus. Matthew 2:1–12.Compare Balthazar, Caspar, Melchior.
- : the class of Zoroastrian priests in ancient Media and Persia, reputed to possess supernatural powers.
- : astrologers.
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That’s when many believe the “Magi” or “wise men” or “three kings” arrive to see the newborn baby Jesus.
In the New Testament’s Gospel of Matthew, three wise men, or Magi, are guided to the site of the Nativity by the star.
The long journey of the Magi—the Wise Men—in pursuit of a single star.
This book looks at the origins of St. Nicholas, the Magi, and so on.
According to the Koran, an angel will weigh both men and women in a great balance; this idea, too, is taken from the magi.
If, then, we regard Zoroaster as being the founder of the Magi, we must throw back his epoch considerably further than this date.
Marcellinus and Peter, representing the Adoration of the Magi.
He directed the magi to consider the subject, and to give him their opinion.
The Jews had the real fire from heaven, and the Magi pretended to have received theirs from the upper regions likewise.