magus — meaning in English
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English meaning
- charlatan noun A person who pretends to have skill or knowledge they don't actually have, usually to trick people out of money.
- conjurer noun One who conjures, a magician.
- mage noun A magician, wizard, or sorcerer, especially in fantasy fiction and games.
- magic noun The use of rituals, spells, or supernatural forces believed to influence events or beings beyond normal explanation.
- magical adj Relating to or produced by magic.
- magician noun A performer of illusions and tricks designed to look like magic.
- magus noun A magician or sorcerer, sometimes used disapprovingly to mean a fraud or trickster.
- sorcerer noun Someone who practises magic; a wizard.
- trickster noun A mythological or folklore figure who uses cunning and mischief to outwit authority or other characters.
- warlock noun A man who practises magic; often treated as the male counterpart of a witch.
- wizard noun In folklore and fantasy fiction, a man who practises magic; a sorcerer.
Senses
magus is used for these senses in English:
- charlatan A malicious trickster; a fake person, especially one who deceives for personal profit.
- conjurer One who conjures; one who calls, entreats, or charges in a solemn manner.
- mage (chiefly, fantasy) A magician, wizard, sorcerer, witch, warlock or mystic.
- magical Of, relating to, or by means of magic.
- magical Enchanting.
- magician A person who plays with or practices allegedly supernatural magic.
- magician (sometimes, derogatory) A spiritualist or practitioner of mystic arts.
- magus A magician; (derogatory) a conjurer or sorcerer, especially one who is a charlatan or trickster.
conjurer — full definition
- noun One who conjures, a magician.
- noun One who performs parlor tricks, sleight of hand.
- noun One who conjures; one who calls, entreats, or charges in a solemn manner.
- noun One who conjectures shrewdly or judges wisely; a man of sagacity.