magi 的定义
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.
magi 近义词
等同于 magus
更多magi例句
- 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.