Magian
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- noun
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magiano
- Many local legends speak of Magians who traveled far to share their wisdom and knowledge of the universe.
Examples
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"The Magian Treasurer admired the ancient relic for one last time."
Fiction book (1999) -
Also, there are Magians, Christians, and the Polytheists; that is, those who associate others with God.
Academic text (2014) -
The list of religious traditions, as given in 2:62 above, is expanded in the following passage: "Those who believe (in the Qur'an), those who follow the Jewish (scriptures), and the Sabians, Christians, Magians, and Polytheists.
Academic text (2014) -
Yet Eustace told of his upbringing in the religion of the Magians (Georgian: mogwi) and that his father and brothers were adherents of that religion as well, but that all his life he had been searching for the truth, even while his father had been trying to instruct him in the Magian religion during the day.
Academic text (2007) -
Yet Eustace told of his upbringing in the religion of the Magians (Georgian: mogwi) and that his father and brothers were adherents of that religion as well, but that all his life he had been searching for the truth, even while his father had been trying to instruct him in the Magian religion during the day.
Academic text (2007) -
The Magian priest performed ancient rituals that honored the Zoroastrian deities.
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In the writings of Herodotus, the Magians are described as wise and knowledgeable about the stars.
Synonyms
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A priest in ancient Persia often seen as a wise man or magician
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A person who follows the ancient Persian religion of Zoroaster
Surface Forms
Etymology
Magian as a member of the Magi comes from the old Persian word magus, which meant 'priest' in the Persian religion Zoroastrianism. So a Magian is a priest or religious specialist who led rituals and gave advice.