noun · masculinesecond declension
cacomagus
cacomagus m (genitive cacomagī)
Classical[kaˈkɔ.ma.ɡʊs]Ecclesiastical[kaˈkɔː.ma.ɡus]
Meaning
- New Latinmasculineevil sorcerer
Cacomagus est, cui ex dīvīnā permissiōne malī spīritūs serviunt ad temporālem et aeternam perniciem: ad dēmentandōs hominēs et āvertendōs ā deō.
An evil Magician is he, whom by the divine permission the evil Spirits do serve, to his temporal and eternal destruction and perdition to deceive men, and draw them away from God.https://www.esotericarchives.com/solomon/arbatel.htm1575, Unknown author, אָרבּעַתּאֵל Arbatel de magia veterum Aphorismus XLI.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cacomagus | cacomagī |
| genitive | cacomagī | cacomagōrum |
| dative | cacomagō | cacomagīs |
| accusative | cacomagum | cacomagōs |
| ablative | cacomagō | cacomagīs |
| vocative | cacomage | cacomagī |
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κακόμαγος (kakómagos), from κακός (kakós, “bad”) + μάγος (mágos, “mage”).