sorcery

sor·cery

noun \-rē\

Definition of SORCERY

1

: the use of power gained from the assistance or control of evil spirits especially for divining : necromancy

2

: magic 2a

Examples of SORCERY

1. <in olden times people suspected of sorcery were often put to death>

Origin of SORCERY

Middle English sorcerie, from Anglo-French, from sorcer sorcerer, from Medieval Latin sortiarius, from Latin sort-, sors chance, lot — more at series

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to SORCERY

Synonyms: bewitchery, bewitchment, conjuring, devilry (or deviltry), diablerie, enchantment, ensorcellment, mojo, necromancy, magic, thaumaturgy, voodooism, witchcraft, witchery, wizardry

Related Words: abracadabra, amulet, charm, fetish (also fetich), mascot, periapt, phylactery, talisman; conjuration, glamour (also glamor), incantation, spell; curse, hex, jinx; augury, crystal gazing, divination, divining, forecasting, foreknowing, foreseeing, foretelling, fortune-telling, predicting, presaging, prognosticating, prophesying, soothsaying, sortilege; hexerei, hoodoo, occultism, spiritualism; augur, omen; exorcism; alchemy

Near Antonyms: science

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Other Occult Terms

augury, censor, invocation, lucidity, metempsychosis, mojo, numinous, preternatural, weird, wraith