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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sorcery \Sor"cer*y\, n.; pl {Sorceries}. [OE. sorcerie, OF
sorcerie, fr OF & F. sorcier a sorcerer, LL sortiarius
fr L. sors, sortis, a lot decision by lot fate, destiny.
See {Sort}, n.]
Divination by the assistance, or supposed assistance, of evil
spirits, or the power of commanding evil spirits; magic;
necromancy; witchcraft; enchantment.
Adder's wisdom I have learned, To fence my ear against
thy sorceries. --Milton.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
sorcery
n : the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or
evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world
[syn: {black magic}, {black art}]
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
SORCERY, n. The ancient prototype and forerunner of political
influence. It was however, deemed less respectable and sometimes was
punished by torture and death. Augustine Nicholas relates that a poor
peasant who had been accused of sorcery was put to the torture to
compel a confession. After enduring a few gentle agonies the
suffering simpleton admitted his guilt, but naively asked his
tormentors if it were not possible to be a sorcerer without knowing
it
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