maga — meaning in English
Latin → English · translate English → Latin instead
English meaning
- mage noun A magician, wizard, or sorcerer, especially in fantasy fiction and games.
- magus noun A magician or sorcerer, sometimes used disapprovingly to mean a fraud or trickster.
- sorceress noun A woman who practises magic, especially one portrayed as glamorous or commanding rather than hag-like (compare "witch").
- witch noun A person, especially in folklore, believed to have magical powers, particularly one who uses them for harmful purposes.
- wizard noun In folklore and fantasy fiction, a man who practises magic; a sorcerer.
Senses
maga is used for these senses in English:
- mage (chiefly, fantasy) A magician, wizard, sorcerer, witch, warlock or mystic.
- magus A magician; (derogatory) a conjurer or sorcerer, especially one who is a charlatan or trickster.
- sorceress A female sorcerer, especially one who is elegant; compare witch.
- witch A person (now usually particularly a woman) who uses magical or similar supernatural powers to influence or predict events.
- wizard Someone, usually male, who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices.
magus — full definition
- noun A magician or sorcerer, sometimes used disapprovingly to mean a fraud or trickster.
- noun A priest of the ancient Zoroastrian religion.