magian ( magus)
1magian — adj. & n. adj. of the magi or Magi. n. 1 a magus or Magus. 2 a magician. Derivatives: magianism n. Etymology: L magus: see MAGUS …
2Magian — I. noun Date: 1578 magus II. adjective Date: 1716 of or relating to the Magi • Magianism noun …
3magian — See magus. * * * …
4Full translation of the Behistun Inscription — The following translation of the Behistun Inscription was made by L.W. King and R.C. Thompson [ The sculptures and inscription of Darius the Great on the rock of Behistûn in Persia , 1907 London. (I have made some minor changes and added the… …
5Christian sectarians — Synonyms and related words: Confucianist, Gheber, Gnostic, Hindu, Jew, Magian, Magus, Muhammadan, Sabaean, Shintoist, Sikh, Taoist, Theosophist, Vedantist, Yogi, Yogin, Yogist, Zoroastrian, gymnosophist, reincarnationist …
6Magi — Magian /may jee euhn/, adj. /may juy/, n. pl., sing. Magus / geuhs/ 1. (sometimes l.c.) the wise men, generally assumed to be three in number, who paid homage to the infant Jesus. Matt. 2:1 12. Cf. Balthazar (def. 1), Caspar (def. 1) …
7Zoroastrianism — /zawr oh as tree euh niz euhm, zohr /, n. an Iranian religion, founded c600 B.C. by Zoroaster, the principal beliefs of which are in the existence of a supreme deity, Ahura Mazda, and in a cosmic struggle between a spirit of good, Spenta Mainyu,… …
8Magi — • The wise men from the East who came to adore Jesus in Bethlehem (Matthew 2) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Magi Magi † …
9List of English words of Persian origin — As Indo European languages, English and Persian have many words of common Proto Indo European origin, and many of these cognate words often have similar forms. Examples of these include: English (Mother) and Persian (Madar), English (Father) and… …
10Zoroaster — For the sludge metal band from Atlanta, Georgia, see Zoroaster (band). Zoroaster Zaraϑuštra Spitāma Zoroaster holds the celestial sphere in Raphael s School of Athens Known for Founder of Zoroastrianism …
