Magus vs Sage - What's the difference?
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As a noun magus is magician. As a verb sage is first-person singular indicative present form of .
magus English
Noun
(magi)
(common usage) magician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster, conjurer, charlatan
(special usage) a Zoroastrian priest
: Note : the two meanings overlap in classical usage— both derive from the Greco-Roman identification of "Zoroaster" as the "inventor" of astrology and magic. The first meaning ('magician') derives from the sense of "practitioner of the Zoroaster's craft", and the second meaning ('priest') from the sense of "practitioner of Zoroaster's religion".
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sage English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) sage (11th century), from . The noun meaning "man of profound wisdom" is recorded from circa 1300. Originally applied to the Seven Sages of Greece .
Adjective
( er)
Wise.
* Shakespeare
- All you sage counsellors, hence!
* Milton
- commanders, who, cloaking their fear under show of sage advice, counselled the general to retreat
(obsolete) grave; serious; solemn
* Milton
- [Great bards] in sage and solemn tunes have sung.
Synonyms
* sagacious
Noun
( en noun)
A wise person or spiritual teacher; a man or woman of gravity and wisdom, especially, a teacher venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave or stoic philosopher.
* 1748 , (David Hume), Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral , London: Oxford University Press (1973), ยง 34:
- We aspire to the magnanimous firmness of the philosophic sage .
Synonyms
* deep thinker, egghead, intellectual, pundit
Derived terms
* sagely
* sageness
* sage on the stage
* Seven Sages
Related terms
* sagacious
* sagacity
See also
* rishi
* maharishi
Etymology 2
From (etyl) sauge, from (etyl) salvia, from , see safe .
Noun
(-)
The plant Salvia officinalis and savory spice produced from it; also planted for ornamental purposes.
Synonyms
* (herb) ramona
Derived terms
* sagebush
* Sage Derby
* sage dog
* sage green
* sage grouse
* sage tea
* sage thrasher
* wood sage
See also
* salvia
External links
* (Salvia officinalis)
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Etymology 3
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Verb
(sag)
(Internet slang) The act of using the word or option sage in the email field or a checkbox of an imageboard when posting a reply
Usage notes
* This word is specific to imageboards. The original purpose of sage is to not bump a thread if one deems one's own post to be of little value.
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