Dictionary

sorcery en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈsɔɹ.sə.ɹi/ (General-American)
• sôr'sərē (General-American)
• (US) audio
• /ˈsɔː.sə.ɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From 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.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Magical power; the use of witchcraft or magic arts.
   • In the Middle Ages, people were often accused of practicing sorcery.
   • The tale is full of magic and sorcery.
2. (countable, uncountable) Black magic.

Forms

Deriveds

countersorcery · sorcerous · sword and sorcery

Relateds

sorcerer · sort · Sorcery in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911) · sorceress

Synonyms

hexcraft · black arts · wizardcraft · witchcraft · craft · cacomagic · witchery · charmwork · dwimmercraft · spellwork · cacomagic · conjuration · hexerei · sorcery · sorcery · warlockry · witchdom · goety · wizardry · gypsycraft · dweomercraft · spellcraft · black art · diablerie · sortilege · enchantment · witchcraft · wizardry · thaumaturgy · magic · dark arts · mojo · conjuring · druidcraft · spellcasting · witchwork · black magic · wandwork · goety · bewitchery · jugglery · witchery · dark magic · wonderworking · warlockry · dark magic · dwimmer · whistness

Translations (107)

cmn 魔術 /魔术 (magical power) · got 𐌻𐌿𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌴𐌹 (magical power) · la artes magae (magical power) · my ပယောဂ (magical power) · tr sihir (magical power) · la artes magicae (magical power) · akk 𒆠𒅖𒁍 (magical power) · ko 요술 (magical power) · fa فرهست (magical power) · grc μαγεία (magical power) · ru ворожба́ (magical power) · vi ma thuật (magical power) · ru ма́гия (magical power) · hu mágia (magical power) · sh враџбина (magical power) · cmn 魔力 (magical power) · mi whaiwhaiā (magical power) · pt bruxedo (magical power) · tr efsun (magical power) · ga asarlaíocht (magical power) · grc γοητεία (magical power) · nl hekserij (magical power) · ru чароде́йство (magical power) · egy H-kA:Y1 (magical power) · izh noijitos (magical power) · ar سِحْر (magical power) · hu varázslás (magical power) · de Hexerei (magical power) · nl tovenarij (magical power) · ru колдовство́ (magical power) · da hekseri (magical power) · pl czarnoksięstwo (magical power) · gl bruxeiría (magical power) · sh vračarija (magical power) · bg вълшебство (magical power) · pl czary (magical power) · mi mākutu (magical power) · wyi wurrit (magical power) · pt magia (magical power) · eo sorĉado (magical power) · hu kuruzslás (magical power) · nay ngadhungi (magical power) · pdt Zaubarie (magical power) · cy dewiniaeth (magical power) · la veneficium (magical power) · tr büyü (magical power) · gl meiguería (magical power) · ja 巫術 (magical power) · ga draíocht (magical power) · hy կախարդություն (magical power) · nl wichelarij (magical power) · pt bruxaria (magical power) · mfe sorselri (magical power) · de Zauberei (magical power) · sh врачање (magical power) · no trolldom (magical power) · pdt Hakjsarie (magical power) · cmn 妖術 /妖术 (magical power) · tr yada (magical power) · ja 魔術 (magical power) · bg магьосничество (magical power) · sh vradžbina (magical power) · ckb سیحربازی (magical power) · gl bruxedo (magical power) · ee dzosasa (magical power) · es brujería (magical power) · gl bruxaría (magical power) · pt feitiçaria (magical power) · la magia (magical power) · pt mágica (magical power) · fr sorcellerie (magical power) · pl magia (magical power) · gl feiticeiría (magical power) · ru ча́ры (magical power) · ru волшебство́ (magical power) · la maleficium (magical power) · pdt Hakjsenkonst (magical power) · da trolddom (magical power) · it stregoneria (magical power) · cmn 巫術 /巫术 (magical power) · bo མཐུ (magical power) · ja 魔法 (magical power) · da heksekunst (magical power) · gl xorxinería (magical power) · pl czarna magia (magical power) · cmn 魔法 (magical power) · nrf chorchell'lie (magical power) · sh vračarstvo (magical power) · da magi (magical power) · es magia (magical power) · fi noituus (magical power) · ko 마법 (magical power) · gl magacía (magical power) · sh врачарија (magical power) · sv trolldom (magical power) · arz سحر (magical power) · ang drȳcræft (magical power) · la magice (magical power) · sh vračanje (magical power) · vi yêu thuật (magical power) · hi माया (magical power) · izh noijitus (magical power) · ny matsenga (magical power) · ca fetilleria (magical power) · fa جادو (magical power) · sh врачарство (magical power) · fi noitavoima (magical power)