Magi en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈmeɪd͡ʒaɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈmeɪˌd͡ʒaɪ/ (General-American)
- /ˈmæ-/ (General-American)
Etymology
From magi (plural of magus (“magician; (derogatory) conjurer or sorcerer, especially one who is a charlatan or trickster; Zoroastrian priest”)), from Middle English mages, magi or Magi, magy or Magy (“men possessing occult knowledge; astrologers, philosophers, sorcerers”), from Latin magī, from magus (“magician; (derogatory) conjurer or sorcerer, especially one who is a charlatan or trickster; Zoroastrian priest”) + -ī (suffix forming nominative or vocative masculine plurals). Magus is derived from Ancient Greek μάγος (mágos), Μάγος (Mágos, “magician; (derogatory) conjurer, sorcerer; Zoroastrian priest”) (plural μᾰ́γοι (mắgoi), Μᾰ́γοι (Mắgoi)), from Old Iranian (compare Avestan 𐬨𐬊𐬕𐬎 (moġu), Old Median and Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐎢𐏁 (m-gu-u-š /maγu-/, title of a person?)), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *megʰ- (“to be able, have power; power; sorcerer”).
Meanings
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(plural, plural-only) Chiefly preceded by the (three): the wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus at the Epiphany (traditionally considered to be three in number and sometimes named Balthazar, Caspar, and Melchior, but the Bible does not state how many there were or their names).
A rich Tabernacle where is kept the head of Saint Euſtorgio, and the Tomb of the three Magi, with this inſcription. Sepulchrum Trium Magorum, where lay the Bodies of thoſe Magi, which were brought hither by Saint Euſtorgio, in Anno 330. when he came laſt out of the Eaſt, but many yeers after, this City being deſtroyed by Fedrick Barbaroſſa, in Anno 1163.
1660, Edmund Warcupp, transl., Italy, in its Original Glory, Ruine and Revival, London, →OCLC, page 70:
- (broadly, plural, plural-only) The three bright stars (Alnitak (ζ Ori), Alnilam (ε Ori), and Mintaka (δ Ori)) that form Orion's Belt in the Orion constellation.
Deriveds
Synonyms
Three Kings · Wise Men · Three Wise Men · Three Kings · Three Sisters
Translations (49)
it Magi (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · ru ма́ги (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · gd Na Trì Rìghrean (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · cmn 賢者 /贤者 (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · grc Μάγοι (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · syc ܡܓܘܫܐ (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · sq tre dijetárët (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · es Tres Reyes (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · ar مَجُوس (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · ru мудрецы́ (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · gl Os Reis Magos (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · ru волхвы́ (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · it Maghi (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · sq tre máget (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · el Μάγοι (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · ceb mago (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · fr Rois mages (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · hu napkeleti bölcsek (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · fa مغان (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · it Re Magi (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · sq tre mbrétërit (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · es Reyes Magos (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · ca Reis d'Orient (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · ast Reis Magos (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · tl Tres Marias (three bright stars that form Orion's Belt) · la Magi (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · ja 賢者 (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · es Magos (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · de Heilige Drei Könige (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · nl wijzen uit het oosten (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · sh magi (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · es magos (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · de Weise aus dem Morgenland (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · tl Mago (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · fa مغها (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · pt reis magos (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · da de tre vise mænd (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · ru куде́сники (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · da de hellige tre konger (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · grc μάγοι (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · hu háromkirályok (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · fi Itämaan tietäjät (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · la magi (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · gd Na Druidhean (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · it maghi (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · tl Tatlong Hari (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · nl drie koningen (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · vi Ba Vua (wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus) · fi Orionin vyö (three bright stars that form Orion's Belt)
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