sorcery

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sorcery

/ˈsɔɹ.sə.ɹi/ US
/ˈsɔː.sə.ɹi/ UK

Where it comes from

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.

noun sorceries

countable, uncountable Magical power; the use of witchcraft or magic arts. The tale is full of magic and sorcery.
Similar: warlockry, witchery, wizardry, bewitchery, black arts, charmwork, conjuration, conjuring, craft, dark arts, diablerie, druidcraft
countable, uncountable Black magic.
Similar: black art, cacomagic, dark magic, black magic, goety, sorcery, witchcraft

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: black magic, black art, magic, wizardry, witchcraft, witch, charm, obeah, spooky, ring, thaumaturgy, necromancy, enchantment, voodoo, diablerie, hoodoo

Translations

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noun magical power

Español	brujería, magia
한국어	마법 mabeop, 요술 yosul
日本語	魔術 majutsu, 巫術 fujutsu, 魔法 mahō
中文	妖術 /妖术 yāoshù, 巫術 /巫术 wūshù, 魔術 /魔术 móshù, 魔法 mófǎ, 魔力 mólì
हिन्दी	माया māyā
Português	feitiçaria, bruxaria, bruxedo, magia, mágica
Français	sorcellerie
Deutsch	Zauberei, Hexerei
Italiano	stregoneria
Русский	колдовство́ koldovstvó, волшебство́ volšebstvó, ча́ры čáry, ма́гия mágija, ворожба́ vorožbá, чароде́йство čarodéjstvo
Tiếng Việt	yêu thuật, ma thuật
العربية	سِحْر siḥr

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@misc{sorcery_2026,
  title = {sorcery},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sorcery},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}