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Sorcery

//ˈsɔɹ.sə.ɹi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Magical power; the use of witchcraft or magic arts. countable, uncountable

    "The tale is full of magic and sorcery."

  2. 2
    the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world wordnet
  3. 3
    Black magic. countable, uncountable

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.

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