— 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), Melchior (def. 1).
2. ( sometimes l.c. ) the class of Zoroastrian priests in ancient Media and Persia, reputed to possess supernatural powers.
3. ( l.c. ) astrologers.
[ see MAGUS ]