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goetic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ɡəʊˈɛtɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ɡoʊˈɛtɪk/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree English goety Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English goetic From goety + -ic.

Meanings

1. Pertaining to black magic or necromancy.
   • That is why goetic magic does not always work. The demons in their prismatic malice betray the agreement between us and them, and we are again in the chaos of chance. 1962, Vladimir Nabokov, Pale Fire:
   • Virility is sustained, preserved, even recaptured, by man's ingenuities, by exotic foods and drinks, by rare herbal compounds, by fantastical manipulations, goetic periapts. 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page iii:
   • by this time, I say, the serious witches had gone very thoroughly underground and the only ones left on the surface were a few old crones practising a little Goëtic magic to help their friendly neighbours and to smarten up their petty persecutors. 1976, Kyril Bonfiglioli, Something Nasty in the Woodshed, Penguin, published 2001, page 420:

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