Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Use of supernatural power over others through the assistance of spirits; witchcraft.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Originally, divination from the casting of lots; hence, the use of supernatural knowledge or power gained in any manner, especially through the connivance of evil spirits; magic art; enchantment; witchcraft; spells; charms.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Divination by the assistance, or supposed assistance, of evil spirits, or the power of commanding evil spirits; magic; necromancy; witchcraft; enchantment.
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- noun
Magical power; the use ofwitchcraft or magic arts.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Some achieve their travel through what they call sorcery, others through dreams or some form of creativity.
The Skrayling Tree Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 2003
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And without the presence of a man, of course, women could not help but engage in sorcery, paganism, and lesbianism.
Irene Monroe: Anti-gay bullying is today's witch-hunting Irene Monroe 2010
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Cleo's sorcery is in her language, as abounding as good as varied as a difference a master gave to any of his creations.
Archive 2009-11-01 admin 2009
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Court physician Gaius, who also dabbles a bit in sorcery, takes Merlin under his wing and tries to guide the young acolyte in his use of magic.
09 « July « 2009 « Axiom's Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy 2009
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Cleo's sorcery is in her language, as abounding as good as varied as a difference a master gave to any of his creations.
Philadelphia Reflections: Shakspere Society of Philadelphia admin 2009
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And without the presence of a man, of course, women could not help but engage in sorcery, paganism, and lesbianism.
Irene Monroe: Anti-Gay Bullying is Today's Witch-Hunting Irene Monroe 2010
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Sword and sorcery is back, with the same dark, violent and gritty verve that made it so appealing the first time around.
Swords & Dark Magic - Reviews Round Up Lou Anders 2010
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Sword and sorcery is a guilty pleasure of my, especially when it comes to reading material (I'm not so good writing it), and normally the way I tackle an anthology is to read every story, start to finish, and then write about them all.
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a brand new webcomic! norilana 2009
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And without the presence of a man, of course, women could not help but engage in sorcery, paganism, and lesbianism.
Irene Monroe: Anti-Gay Bullying is Today's Witch-Hunting Irene Monroe 2010
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Sword and sorcery is back, with the same dark, violent and gritty verve that made it so appealing the first time around.
Archive 2010-06-01 Lou Anders 2010
oroboros commented on the word sorcery
An activity where spelling counts! :)
March 16, 2009
itz_chucknorris commented on the word sorcery
great word
August 28, 2012