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sor·cer·y
(sôr′sə-rē)n.
Use of supernatural power over others through the assistance of spirits; witchcraft.
[Middle English sorcerie, from Old French, from sorcier, sorcerer; see sorcerer.]
sor′cer·ous adj.
sor′cer·ous·ly adv.
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sor•cer•ous
(ˈsɔr sər əs)adj.
1. involving or resembling sorcery.
2. using sorcery.
[1540–50]
sor′cer•ous•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | sorcerous - possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers; "charming incantations"; "magic signs that protect against adverse influence"; "a magical spell"; "'tis now the very witching time of night"- Shakespeare; "wizard wands"; "wizardly powers" supernatural - not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material; "supernatural forces and occurrences and beings" |
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