magus

noun

ˈmā-gəs How to pronounce magus (audio)
Definition of magusnext
as in sorcerer
a person skilled in using supernatural forces attributed the storms to a clash of wills between the two most powerful magi in the land

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Recent Examples of magus For years Johnson, the disheveled political magus, was the golden boy of Britain's Conservative Party. — Sam Kiley, CNN, 30 June 2022 But other students are there for Wittgenstein the sage, the magus, the riddler—the man who left Russell bewildered by a turn to mysticism at the end of a book that was supposed to be about logic. — Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 9 May 2022 His face is framed by voluminous graying locks; his loose robes recall those of a medieval magus. — Edward Rothstein, WSJ, 21 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for magus
  1. sorcerer
  2. mage
  3. magician
  4. wizard
Noun
  • While much of the plot still remains hidden in the eastern European nation of Latveria, it is known to feature heroes from different timelines that team-up to fight the universe-shattering peril of a sorcerer scientist named Doctor Doom.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
  • It's based on a Russian fairy tale called the Firebird, which is about a young prince who rescues a coterie of princesses from an evil sorcerer.
    — Libby Smith, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of sorcerer
Noun
  • Months earlier, Andy accidentally entered a magical portal, became a mage and saved the realm, but no one at home believed him.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
  • This young adult fantasy follows a 16-year-old who discovers a magical attack and realizes this new world of demons and mages has a connection to her mother’s death.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of mage
Noun
  • Houdini offers tribute to some magicians who preceded him and laments that more wasn't known about them.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • In it, an orphan inherits a magician’s book and uses it to recover the memories an authoritarian empire has buried.
    — Mark Schilling, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of magician
Noun
  • Among the counties now favoring Colom is Forrest County, home to Hattiesburg and named for Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest, the Ku Klux Klan’s first grand wizard.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Forrest County’s Competing Legacies Nathan Bedford Forrest, a Tennessee slave trader who became a Confederate general, later served as the first grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction.
    — Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of wizard

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“Magus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magus. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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