куде́сник — meaning in English

English meaning

• Magi noun The wise men from the East, traditionally three, said to have visited the infant Jesus bearing gifts.
• magus noun A magician or sorcerer, sometimes used disapprovingly to mean a fraud or trickster.

Senses

куде́сник is used for these senses in English:

• 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).
• magus A magician; (derogatory) a conjurer or sorcerer, especially one who is a charlatan or trickster.
• miracle worker (figuratively) Someone who accomplishes a difficult task.

magus — full definition

1. noun A magician or sorcerer, sometimes used disapprovingly to mean a fraud or trickster.
2. noun A priest of the ancient Zoroastrian religion.

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