ma|gi «MAY jy, MAJ y», noun.
plural of magus.
Ma|gi «MAY jy, MAJ y», noun, plural of Magus.
1. the wise men, traditionally three in number, who followed the star to Bethlehem and brought gifts to the infant Jesus (in the Bible, Matthew 2:1 and 2:7-13); Three Wise Men.
2. the priests of an ancient Persian religion, famous as astrologers, and supposed to have supernatural powers.
╂[< Latin magī, plural of magus < Greek mágos Persian priest or astrologer < Old Persian magu member of a priestly clan of Media]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.