magi

IPA: mˈeɪdʒaɪ

Root Word: Magi

(Christianity) Chiefly preceded by the (three): the wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus at the Epiphany (traditionally considered to be three in number and sometimes named Balthazar, Caspar, and Melchior, but the Bible does not state how many there were or their names).
(astronomy, by extension) The three bright stars (Alnitak (ζ Ori), Alnilam (ε Ori), and Mintaka (δ Ori)) that form Orion's Belt in the Orion constellation.

Examples of "magi" in Sentences

Herod called the magi to find out the time the star would appear.
The priests are called magi, and in each temple there is a considerable number of them.
They were called magi in their tongue, because they served God in silence and with a low voice.
Then Herod called the magi secretly and ascertained from them the time of the star's appearance.
In this sense he calls the magi - cally activated imaginatio “the sole gate to all internal affections and the link of links.”
Afterward, in a special sense, the magi were a caste of priests of the Medes and Persians, deriving the name of Pehlvi; Mag, or
Sometimes these figures are known as the magi, which is a specific title given to a tradition of Persian magicians—or sorcerers.
Magic comes from the Latin ` ` magi '' and the Greek word ` ` magos, '' which means wise, learned in the mysteries, and was the synonym of wisdom.
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.