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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MAGIAN

a.[L. magus. ] Pertaining to the Magi, a sect of philosophers in Persia.

 

MAGIAN

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.

 

MAGIANISM

n.The philosophy or doctrines of the Magi.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MAGIAN

MAGIAN Ma "gi *an, a.

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to the Magi.

 

MAGIAN

MAGIAN Ma "gi *an, n.

 

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

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

magian

ma gi an |ˈmāj (ē )ən, ˈmāˌjīən ˈmeɪʤiən |(also Magian ) ▶adjective of or relating to the magi of ancient Persia. • of or relating to the Magi who brought gifts to the infant Jesus. ▶noun a magus or Magus.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Magian

Magian |ˈmeɪdʒɪən | ▶adjective relating to the magi of ancient Persia. ▶noun a magus or one of the Magi.