witchery

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witchery

noun witcheries

  1. uncountable Witchcraft. You are right to some extent in what you say. In the olden days people had a stronger belief in all kinds of witchery; now they pretend not to believe in it, that they may be looked upon as sensible and educated people, as you say.

    Similar: whistness, witchdom, witchwork, bewitchery, black arts, charmwork, conjuration, conjuring, craft, dark arts, diablerie, druidcraft

  2. countable An act of witchcraft. It may be they know something of the witcheries of this woman.

    Similar: witching, bewitching, bewitchment, spellcasting, enchanting, enchantment, fascination, ensorcellment, incantation, witchery

  3. figuratively, uncountable Allure, charm, magic. At noon, when by the forest's edge / He lay beneath the branches high, / The soft blue sky did never melt / Into his heart,—he never felt / The witchery of the soft blue sky!

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@misc{witchery_2026,
  title = {witchery},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/witchery},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}