Thesaurus results for SORCERESS

sorceress

noun

ˈsȯr-sə-rəs

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as in witch

a woman believed to have often harmful supernatural powers asked the sorceress to cast an evil spell over the village

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Recent Examples of sorceress Some of the returning POV characters are obviously Pliny, Maleagant (the sorceress from the outer wall), Ninian. —

Jennifer Maas, Variety, 21 Mar. 2026 The action begins when a Betty Boop–esque sorceress, Melinda, awakens in the body of Emma, a 19th-century Englishwoman, practically minutes away from being married in the first episode; awoken too early, the Unicorns’ powers and capacity to fight the Evil are compromised. —

Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026 All except librarian Elaine Ambrose, hell-bent on protecting the British Museum’s artifacts from the Blitz yet somehow connected to the sorceress Nimue, herself a protector of a certain mythical sword. —

Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026 Meanwhile, along his journey, Odysseus encounters iconic figures from Greek mythology, including the nymph Calypso, the sorceress Circe and the goddess Athena, all while striving to reunite with his family. —

Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sorceress

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More recently, the Australian trio launched a website for a fake company called Takumi, whose mascot is a purple cartoon cat that wears a witch hat and flies on a broomstick.

— Walden Green, Pitchfork, 14 May 2026
In the series adaptation, from creator, executive producer and co-showrunner Turner (Up In The Air, X-Men First Class), a ruthless and crass barbarian is cursed to only use his violence for good, which sends him, his talking axe and a young witch on a road of self discovery, redemption and revenge.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 May 2026