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dweomercraft

noun
/dwiːmə(ɹ)kɹɑːft/UK/dwiːməɹkɹæft/US

Etymology

From Middle English dwemercraft, from Middle English dweomercræft (“magic; sorcery”), equivalent to dweomer + -craft.

  1. derived from dweomercræft — “magic; sorcery”
  2. borrowed from dwemercraft

Definitions

  1. Magic

    Magic; magical arts; jugglery.

    • There was an ominous tendency among people who considered themselves "upper class" to dismiss the art he practiced as well as all the other elements of Dweomercraft. It was frightening.
    • As he always did when confronted by his old teacher in dweomercraft, Salamander felt profoundly guilty, even though this time he'd done nothing wrong.
    • It used to be known for dweomercraft, the craft of healers, magicians, those who know spells, those who know the sourcery of words.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA