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	==General Definition==
	A skilled or clever person, with the implication of ] less commonly known.

	This is often in regards to knowledge of the internal workings of a ''']''' system. Such a person may be noted as being ] to the ], and utilization of such knowledge is often called magic by ].

	During the ], the term "wizard" referred to a ] or sage.

	Semantically, the distinction between having knowledge and the active use of that knowledge is the difference between a and a ] (literally: a user of magic).

	Anyone who is especially adept or talented in such utilization may be referred to as a '''wizard''' (such as a "computer wizard",<ref>'''' in the ], and its </ref> or in reference to the eponymous character in The Who's song '']''), and its utilization called wizardry.

	==]==
	] wisard : wise, wise. see ; + , pejorative suffix;<ref> - The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. </ref> Indo-European root:

	== Wizard claimants ==
	Throughout history, there have been many who have claimed that to have such secret knowledge, meant having great, often supernatural, ].

	The first example of this is the knowledge of the making and tending of ]<ref>http://www.highbeam.com/ref/doc3.asp?docid=1E1:fire and http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3670017.stm</ref>.

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	], ], ], and ].

	==Wise old man==
	The archetypical wizard is the ].

	The '''wise old man''' (or "Senex") is an ] as described by ].

	It is also a classic ] figure, and may be seen as a ].

	In works of fiction, this kind of character is typically represented by a kind and wise, older father-type figure who uses personal knowledge of people and the world, to help tell stories and offer guidance, that in a mystical way illuminate to his audience a sense of who they are and who they might become.

	The wise old man is often in some way "foreign", that is, from a different culture, nation, or occasionally, even a different time, than those he advises.

	==Wizards in Fiction==
	{{Seealso\|List of wizards in fiction}}

	In modern usage, a '''wizard''' is considered a practitioner of supernatural ], often found in ], ], ]-], and ].

	===], ]s and ]s===
	], from the ] surrounding ], is an example of a well-known wizard.]]
	* ] - the famous wizard from ]s and their modern retellings.
	* The ] - four wizards of ancient Greek myths.
	* ] - ] god of magic.
	* ] - an ], but in some versions of the tale also a magician.
	* The wizard in ] of ].
	* ] - the leader of the Yellow Turban Rebellion.
	* ] - the grand wizard of ]
	* ] - An ] wizard suggested by scholar ] to be the original ].

	===Wizards in ]===
	{{seealso\|:Category:Characters in written fantasy}}
	* ] - the famous wizard in ]'s '']''.
	* The eponymous character of ]'s '']'' is a stage magician pretending to be a genuine wizard; in the ] the wizard was also a fake. However, in later Oz stories, he studies magic with ] and becomes a genuine wizard. See ].
	* ], ], ], ] and ] - from ] '']'' - are called ], but are really supernatural entities. In the Middle-earth legendarium, "wizard" is a term applied only to the five members of the ]. While other practitioners of magic exist in ] (good and evil), they are never referred to as wizards.
	* All male magic-users from ]'s '']'' and its sequels are called wizards. (Note that female practicioners of magic are called ].)
	* In the '']'' series by ], wizards are numerous, and can normally be found in the ]. One of the predominant wizards in the series is ].
	* ] describes wizards as emmissaries of "the One" (see ]), who take an ] to use powers beyond the comprehension of a non-wizard in the service of ], to keep ], personified as a Lone Power, under control and therefore delay the demise of the ]. They are said to still exist in the present day, but due to negative public perception, work undercover.
	*The Wizards of Skyhall Trilogy is a three book series, about twelve-year-old antihero turned hero, Arianna Kelt, a reformed thief and wizard seer. It is set in J. R. King's imaginary land of Skyhall.

	===Wizards in ]===

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	{{seealso\|Wizard (Dungeons & Dragons)}}
	In the '']'' ], the ''']''' is one of the base ]. A wizard is an ] user, and weak in ] combat. Wizards spend several years studying magic.

	The magic system--where wizards memorize spells which they then forget when they cast them--was heavily influenced by the '']'' stories and novels of ].

	==Derived Uses and Related terms==
	* In the writings of ], a Wizard is simply a Self-Realized person (see ]), who recognizes itself (and consequently its ability) as limitless.

	* In some ] games, a ''wizard'' is a member of the world-building staff.

	==References==
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	<!-- Dead note "penn": ''The Dragonfighters of Kulamain'', ISBN 1-4116-4568-5 -->


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