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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MA'GIAN, a. [L. magus.] Pertaining to the Magi, a sect of philosophers in Persia.
MA'GIAN, n. One of the sect of the Persian Magi, who hold that there are two principles, one that cause of good, the other of evil. The knowledge of these philosophers was deemed by the vulgar to be supernatural.

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Date: 1578 magus II. adjective Date: 1716 of or relating to the Magi • Magianism noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & n. --adj. of the magi or Magi. --n. 1 a magus or Magus. 2 a magician. Derivatives: magianism n. Etymology: L magus: see MAGUS

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Magian Ma"gi*an, a. Of or pertaining to the Magi.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Magian Ma"gi*an, n. One of the Magi, or priests of the Zoroastrian religion in Persia; an adherent of the Zoroastrian religion. -- Ma"gi*an*ism, n.