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Simon Magus in British English
a Samaritan magician whose offer of money to learn how to impart the Holy Ghost to others angered Peter: Acts 8:9-24
a sorcerer who tried to buy spiritual powers from the apostles (Acts 8:9-24)
noun: a Samaritan sorcerer, probably from Gitta, of the 1st century ad. After being converted to Christianity, he tried to buy miraculous powers from the apostles (Acts of the Apostles 8:9–24). He is also identified as the founder of a Gnostic sect
noun: the Samaritan sorcerer who was converted by the apostle Philip. Acts 8:9–24

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