magus
/ˈmeɪɡəs
/noun (plural magi /ˈmeɪdʒʌɪ/)
1A member of a priestly caste of ancient Persia.Recognizing his prodigious learning and receptivity to new ideas, the Persian magi took Pythagoras into their confidence and he became a student of their equally ancient mystery school....
- In his times, Herodotus notes, the magi had became Zoroastrian priests.
1.1A sorcerer.A creative magus, he conjures the illusion of a surface, and just as quickly makes it disappear....
- The magi turned our land black with their spells!
- Casting forth multiple strands of magic, Valaan clenched his fists, and earth erupted from the ground, sending the black cloaked magi flying.
Origin
Middle English: via Latin and Greek from Old Persian maguš.