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jugglery

noun

Etymology

From Old French juglerie, jouglerie, from jouglere (“juggler”).

  1. derived from juglerie

Definitions

  1. Witchcraft, sorcery

    Witchcraft, sorcery; magical trickery, legerdemain.

    • Omens were expounded, dreams were interpreted, and other tricks of jugglery perhaps resorted to, by which the pretended adepts of the period deceived and fascinated their deluded followers.
    • [T]he vessel swarmed with the most hideous apparitions. […] But Huldbrand was indignant at such unsightly jugglery [translating Gaukeleien].

  2. Trickery or deception in general, or an instance of such.

    • What they call the Great War is over […] and yet what do we see around us? Nothing but strife and juggleries and hatred and contempt and discord wherever you look.

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