spellcasting en · NOUN · etymology 1
Etymology
From spell + casting.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The casting of magic spells.
The true mages, lifelong students of the arcane arts, practiced their trade with due respect for the magic, ever wary of the potential consequences of their spellcastings.
1988, R[obert] A[nthony] Salvatore, “The Gathering Gloom”, in The Crystal Shard (The Icewind Dale Trilogy; 1), Lake Geneva, Wis.: TSR, Inc., →ISBN, page 97:Lewis unwittingly brings Izard back from the dead trying to impress a schoolmate with his spellcasting abilities, and all magical Hell breaks loose.
2018 September 19, Katie Rife, “Eli Roth, of all directors, brings Amblin magic to the kid-lit horror of The House With A Clock In Its Walls”, in The Onion AV Club, archived from the original on 20 Sep 2018:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| spellcastings | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| spell casting | alternative | lexicographic | |
| spell-casting | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
wizardry · goety · bewitching · enchanting · ensorcellment · hexerei · dweomercraft · sortilege · craft · wandwork · conjuration · dwimmer · thaumaturgy · dwimmercraft · witchery · conjuring · incantation · spellcasting · sorcery · fascination · spellcraft · enchantment · mojo · enchanting · witchery · witchwork · spellwork · witching · hexcraft · spellcasting · wonderworking · charmwork · bewitchment · jugglery · black arts · magic · witchcraft · wizardcraft · dark arts · ensorcellment · warlockry · gypsycraft · diablerie · whistness · enchantment · bewitchery · druidcraft · witchdom · bewitchment