mage
French, noun/maʒ/
mage is spelled M-A-G-E (4 letters) and appears 2.0 times per million words in written French, the 20,380th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mage is a French masculine noun meaning “specialist in occult sciences foretelling the future” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Prêtre de la religion de Zoroastre, chez les Perses et les Mèdes”.
What does mage mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinespecialist in occult sciences foretelling the future
Après une violente dispute avec son mari, elle consulte un mage qui lui prédit un sombre avenir.
- 2
masculineobsoletemagus: priest of the Zoroastrian religion, of the Persians and Medes
- 3
masculinewise man (one of the three wise men that came from the East to Bethlehem for Jesus Christ)
l’adoration des mages
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Prêtre de la religion de Zoroastre, chez les Perses et les Mèdes. 2. L'un des Rois mages qui seraient venus de l’Orient à Bethléem pour adorer Jésus-Christ. 3. Astrologue ; devin ; spécialiste des sciences occultes et de la prédiction de l’avenir.
adjective: 1. Principal, plus grand.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of mage
- mages plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mage?
- /maʒ/
- \maʒ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mage
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mage in French?
mage appears 2.0 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).