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sorcery

noun
/ˈsɔɹ.sə.ɹi/US/ˈsɔː.sə.ɹi/UK

Etymology

From Middle English sorcery, borrowed from Middle French sorcerie, ultimately derived from Latin sors (“fate”), from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind”). Cognate with serō, seriēs, sermō. Compare also French sorcier.

  1. derived from *ser-✻
  2. derived from sors
  3. derived from sorcerie
  4. inherited from sorcery

Definitions

  1. Magical power

    Magical power; the use of witchcraft or magic arts.

    • The tale is full of magic and sorcery.
    • In the Middle Ages, people were often accused of practicing sorcery.

  2. Black magic.

The neighborhood

Derived

countersorcery, sorcerous, sword and sorcery

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for sorcery. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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