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occultist

noun

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as in sorcerer

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Recent Examples of occultist Set in Astraea, a bioluminescent city that worships the stars, Florescentia follows Lucia Fairfax, an inventor and occultist reeling from the loss of her husband due to one of her rituals. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026 Vampyr focuses on a young man and occultist (Nicolas de Gunzburg) who attempts to free a French village from the curse of a bloodthirsty fiend. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026 He was given a chance to do a try-out performance, which was promptly ruled occultist. — Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 8 Oct. 2025

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This is where the sorcerer’s book of spells resurfaces; James and Henry succeed in summoning a playful demon, Goomi (Trey Parker), a kind of Funko Pop!

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 29 June 2026
Of course, the commercial ends in climactic fashion, as He-Man lifts Skeletor above his head for the grand finale and the sorcerer erupts into his legendary cackle.

— Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 3 June 2026

Definition of sorcerer

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That’s more than can be said for the sequel, which is just driven by pandering, up to and including bringing back characters who’ve died, usually with the help of necromancer Quan Chi (Damon Herriman).

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 6 May 2026
Who to face this strange, ancient magic but the last of the Grim Lords, the sleeping necromancer Kaiataris?

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026

Definition of necromancer

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The magician will once again be taking to the World Cup stage to lead Argentina in a quarterfinal against Switzerland.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
The restaurant’s cliff divers, magicians, puppeteers and roving performers have been bargaining with management for more than a year, after officially voting to unionize in November 2024.

— Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 9 July 2026

Definition of magician

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For years Johnson, the disheveled political magus, was the golden boy of Britain's Conservative Party.

— Sam Kiley, CNN, 30 June 2022
But other students are there for Wittgenstein the sage, the magus, the riddler—the man who left Russell bewildered by a turn to mysticism at the end of a book that was supposed to be about logic.

— Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 9 May 2022

Definition of magus

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It’s been generations since the rise of Dark Lord Morgoth, but armies led by the likes of Morfydd Clark’s Galadriel have been fighting Morgoth and his legions, including bloodthirsty orcs and the powerful enchanter Sauron.

— Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2022
When accused, the enchanter or enchantress will likely attempt to label you a hypocrite for supporting vaccine mandates.

— Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com, 2 Sep. 2021

Definition of enchanter

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This young adult fantasy follows a 16-year-old who discovers a magical attack and realizes this new world of demons and mages has a connection to her mother’s death.

— Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Or this one, where the mage Nic Cage totes Herman Hesse’s Siddhartha.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026

Definition of mage

Noun

Fortunately, Bagley’s cast doesn’t hold back in this slight but fun effort that features witches, zombies and other underground dwellers.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
When Martín is kidnapped by a monster, Cleo ventures into the jungle to rescue him, aided by an elderly witch and a naughty anteater.

— Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 9 July 2026

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