powerful magus
- noun
- /ˈpaʊərfəl ˈmeɪɡəs/
- Literature
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mago poderoso
- In the ancient tale, a powerful magus guarded the hidden treasure with his spells.
Examples
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Legends speak of a powerful magus who could bend the wind and rain to his will.
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The villagers sought the help of a powerful magus to end the drought.
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Look at that powerful magus!
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Did you hear about the powerful magus in the kingdom?
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In the ancient tale, a powerful magus guarded the hidden treasure with his spells.
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Legends speak of a powerful magus who could bend the wind and rain to his will.
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The villagers sought the help of a powerful magus to end the drought.
Synonyms
790
4.1
A woman believed to have magical powers in stories
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4.6
A person who uses magic to do powerful or strange things
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7.9
A person who uses magic to make things happen
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9.5
A person who uses magic in stories or myths
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8.6
A woman in stories who uses magic to control people
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9.9
A priest in ancient Persia often seen as a wise man or magician
A person who uses magic to change things
A woman believed to have strong magic who helps protect people
A man people think can use magic
How Powerful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a sorcerer with great magical power' is directly and compositionally derived from 'powerful' (having great strength or influence) modifying 'magus' (a magician or priest). This adjective+noun pattern is a basic, cross-linguistic combinatory rule, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The phrase powerful magus comes from old stories about a magus, a wise man who used magic, and the word powerful shows he had great force. One popular image is of the magus raising his hands to control wind and rain, so powerful magus means 'a sorcerer with great magical power'.