Witchery
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Witchcraft. uncountable
"You are right to some extent in what you say. In the olden days people had a stronger belief in all kinds of witchery; now they pretend not to believe in it, that they may be looked upon as sensible and educated people, as you say."
- 2 the art of sorcery wordnet
- 3 An act of witchcraft. countable
"It may be they know something of the witcheries of this woman."
- 4 Allure, charm, magic. figuratively, uncountable
"At noon, when by the forest's edge / He lay beneath the branches high, / The soft blue sky did never melt / Into his heart,—he never felt / The witchery of the soft blue sky!"
Example
More examples"You are right to some extent in what you say. In the olden days people had a stronger belief in all kinds of witchery; now they pretend not to believe in it, that they may be looked upon as sensible and educated people, as you say."
Etymology
From witch + -ery.
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