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Definition of: Magi
(mā′jī) noun plural of Ma·gus (mā′gəs)
1. The priestly caste of the Medes and Persians.
2. Specifically, the three ‘wise men‘ who came ‘from the east‘ to Bethlehem to pay homage to the infant Jesus. Matt. ii 1. [<L, plural of magus <Gk. magos <Persian magu a priest, a magician]
—Ma′gi·an adjective & noun
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