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occultists

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plural of occultist

as in sorcerers

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The Fore said that the disease was caused by secret attacks from sorcerers.

— Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
The woods could be hiding places of witches and sorcerers, disguised as the old and feeble, but capable of summoning wonder and terrors, charms as well as curses.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026

Definition of sorcerers

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The magicians performed at the White House and burned an American flag as a part of their act, causing controversy.

— Madeline Boardman, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026
Live music abounds in evenings, in bars and lounges, and in the Marina Lounge, where guest performers range from comedians to singers and magicians.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of magicians

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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
Wizards, or mages (as the group has commonly referred to Eleven), develop their powers using arcane magic to cast powerful spells.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2025

Definition of mages

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Disney‘s new supernatural series Coven Academy brings witches and warlocks to the small screen just ahead of Halloween.

— Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
Of interest to the teenage set is new series Coven Academy, which is set at a New Orleans school that only enrolls the most promising witches and warlocks.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of witches

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This overarching label encompassed Anabaptists, Baptists, Brownists, Levelers, Antinomians, Presbyterians, Ranters and many of the highly individual prophets and seers of 1640s Britain.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Not in seers, not in sibyls, not in spirits from the great beyond.

— Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

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