Witchery

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    the art of sorcery wordnet
  3. 3
    An act of witchcraft. countable

    "It may be they know something of the witcheries of this woman."

  4. 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!"

Etymology

From witch + -ery.

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