sorcery
Magical power; the use of witchcraft or magic artsMagical power; the use of witchcraft or magic arts.
» Is there a difference between magic and sorcery?
Чи їснує різниця між магією та чаклунством?
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Magical power; the use of witchcraft or magic arts.
The tale is full of magic and sorcery.
In the Middle Ages, people were often accused of practicing sorcery.
Zauberei, Hexerei
колдовство́koldovstvó, волшебство́volšebstvó, ча́рыčáry
(countable, uncountable)Black magic.
- the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world
Examples
10 sentencesIs there a difference between magic and sorcery?
Чи їснує різниця між магією та чаклунством?
What kind of sorcery is this?
deWas für ein Zauber ist das?
They can resurrect the dead using sorcery.
Making golems isn't considered to be sorcery.
deDie Erschaffung von Golems wird nicht als Hexerei betrachtet.
That movie is just swords and sorcery in space.
deDer Film dreht sich eigentlich nur um Schwerter und Zauberei im All.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English sorcery, borrowed from Middle French sorcerie, ultimately derived fromFrom 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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Forms
plural: sorceriesSynonyms
41 synonyms- the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world:black magicblack artnecromancy
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable