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
  • On the wall above the bicycle hung a framed oil painting of the sorcerer Merlin and the knight Lancelot done by the Scotsman James Archer in the late nineteenth century.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026
  • The sequence featuring Circe, the sorcerer who turns Odysseus’s men into pigs, might be the most disturbing of them all, not so much for what’s shown as for what’s implied, as the men’s body-horror-like transformations occur in tight shots.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 July 2026
Definition of sorcerer
Noun
  • 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
  • Or this one, where the mage Nic Cage totes Herman Hesse’s Siddhartha.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
Definition of mage
Noun
  • Elizebeth Berkley poses with America’s Got Talent winner and magician Mat Franco at the Linq Hotel after his show in Las Vegas on July 21.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
  • The celebrated musicians, the eclectic writers, the artist troupes, the lumberjacks, the magicians.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2026
Definition of magician
Noun
  • Food and drink Chefs Loice Acom and Gad Hafashimana are wizards in the Kibale Lodge kitchen.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2026
  • Balloons float above an exploding castle, a giant peeks from behind the bushes and wizards throw flames in the foreground.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2026
Definition of wizard

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“Magus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magus. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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