magi

Sometimes these figures are known as the magi, which is a specific title given to a tradition of Persian magicians—or sorcerers.

The Templar Revelation Lynn Picknett 2004

Sometimes these figures are known as the magi, which is a specific title given to a tradition of Persian magicians—or sorcerers.

The Templar Revelation Lynn Picknett 2004

In this sense he calls the magi - cally activated imaginatio “the sole gate to all internal affections and the link of links.”

METAPHYSICAL IMAGINATION MICHAEL MORAN 1968

They were called magi in their tongue, because they served God in silence and with a low voice.

A Philosophical Dictionary 2007

Then Herod called the magi secretly and ascertained from them the time of the star's appearance.

Graffiti on State Street, in Madison, Wisconsin. Ann Althouse 2007

Afterward, in a special sense, the magi were a caste of priests of the Medes and Persians, deriving the name of Pehlvi; Mag, or

Mysticism and its Results Being an Inquiry into the Uses and Abuses of Secrecy John Delafield

Herod called the magi to find out the time the star would appear.

All Four Gospels for Readers Anonymous

But the distinguishing feature of the doctrine of the magi is the fact that it deified the evil principle, set it up as a rival to the supreme deity, and taught that both had to be worshiped.

The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism Franz Cumont

Magic comes from the Latin ` ` magi '' and the Greek word ` ` magos, '' which means wise, learned in the mysteries, and was the synonym of wisdom.

The light of Egypt; or, The science of the soul and the stars 1900

The priests are called magi, and in each temple there is a considerable number of them.

A Woman's Journey Round the World Ida Pfeiffer 1827