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sorcery |
3 definitions found 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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