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noun
A magician; (derogatory) a conjurer or sorcerer, especially one who is a charlatan or trickster.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A Zoroastrian priest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Zoroastrianism, lifestyle, religion
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noun
a member of the Zoroastrian priesthood of the ancient Persians
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: priest, non-Christian priest
noun
a magician or sorcerer of ancient times
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: sorcerer, magician, wizard, necromancer, thaumaturge, thaumaturgist
History
From Latin magus, from Ancient Greek μάγος (mágos, “magician”), from Μάγος (Mágos, “Magian”), of an indeterminate Old Iranian origin (see Μάγος for details). Doublet of mage.
Across languages
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