Majus
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Majus
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Majūs or Magūs was originally a term meaning Zoroastrians, specifically priests. It was a technical term for the magi, and like its synonym gabr originally had no pejorative implications. It is also translated as "fire worshipper". This term was borrowed via Imperial Aramaic: 𐡌𐡂𐡅𐡔𐡀, romanized: mḡušā from Old Persian: 𐎶𐎦𐎢𐏁, romanized: maguš. It was also borrowed from Old Persian into ancient Greek, which appears in Matthew 2. The word is mentioned in Quran 22:17: "Indeed, those who have believed
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Term for Zoroastrians
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majus
date created:
2006-04-15T00:57:19Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T20:20:09Z
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