Definitions for magi
ˈmeɪ dʒaɪma·g·i

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.3 / 4 votes

1. Wise Men, Maginoun

   (New Testament) the sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born; the Gospel According to Matthew says they were guided by a star and brought gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh; because there were three gifts it is usually assumed that there were three of them

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Maginoun

   The three wise men that met the baby Jesus at the Epiphany.

2. Maginoun

   The three bright stars that form Orion's Belt.

3. maginoun

   Plural form of magus.

4. maginoun

   Plural form of mage.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. magi

   Magi is a term used to refer to a class of Zoroastrian priests in ancient Media and Persia, renowned for their wisdom and knowledge. The term is often used in a broader sense to represent wise men, scholars, astrologers, or wizards. In Christianity, the "Three Magi" are the wise men who followed a star to Bethlehem to visit the newborn Jesus, bringing gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. Magi

   a caste of priests, philosophers, and magicians, among the ancient Persians; hence, any holy men or sages of the East

2. Etymology: [L., pl. of Magus, Gr. ; of Per. origin. Cf. Mage, Magic.]

WikidataRate this definition:4.3 / 3 votes

1. Magi

   Magi is a term, used since at least the 6th century BC, to denote followers of Mazdaism or Zoroaster. The earliest known usage of the word Magi is in the trilingual inscription written by Darius the Great, known as the Behistun Inscription. Starting later, presumably during the Hellenistic period, the word Magi also denotes followers of what the Hellenistic chroniclers incorrectly associated Zoroaster with, which was – in the main – the ability to read the stars, and manipulate the fate that the stars foretold. However, Old Persian texts, pre-dating the Hellenistic period, refer to a Magus as a Mazdaic, and presumably Zoroastrian, priest. Pervasive throughout the Eastern Mediterranean and Western Asia until late antiquity and beyond, mágos, "Magian" or "magician," was influenced by Greek goēs, the older word for a practitioner of magic, to include astrology, alchemy and other forms of esoteric knowledge. This association was in turn the product of the Hellenistic fascination for Zoroaster, who was perceived by the Greeks to be the "Chaldean" "founder" of the Magi and "inventor" of both astrology and magic. Among the skeptical thinkers of the period, the term 'magian' acquired a negative connotation and was associated with tricksters and conjurers. This pejorative meaning survives in the words "magic" and "magician".

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:2.8 / 4 votes

1. Magi

   mā′jī, n.pl. priests of the ancient Persians: the Wise Men of the East.—adj. Mā′gian, pertaining to the Magi.—n. one of the Magi.—ns. Mā′gianism, or Mā′gism, the philosophy or doctrines of the Magi. [L.,—Gr. magos, orig. a title given to the wise men of Chaldea, astrologers and wizards.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:3.4 / 5 votes

1. Magi

   a priestly caste in the East, constituting the "learned" class, as the Druids in the West: the custodiers of religion and the rites connected therewith, and who gave themselves up to the study of sciences of a recondite character, but with a human interest, such as astrology and magic, and who were held in great reverence by, and exercised a great influence over, the people.

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1. magi

   Song lyrics by magi -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by magi on the Lyrics.com website.

2. MAGI

   What does MAGI stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the MAGI acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. MAGI

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Magi is ranked #77788 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Magi surname appeared 246 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Magi.
   
   87.8% or 216 total occurrences were White.
   6.5% or 16 total occurrences were Asian.
   3.2% or 8 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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1. • New Testament
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How to pronounce magi?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say magi in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of magi in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of magi in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of magi in a Sentence

1. David Guas:

   One fanciful tale traces it to Western European, pre-Christian societies in which whoever found a coin or bean in a special cake was crowned King for the year, whether the story was true or what you believe, Christians have long served King Cakes containing coins or gilded beans for the Feast of the Epiphany or Twelfth Night, a celebration of the visit of the three wise men — the Magi or Kings — to the infant Jesus 12 days after his birth.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=magi
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Magi
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magi
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=magi
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=magi
7. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Magi
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=magi