grimoire

noun

gri·​moire

grə̇mˈwär

plural -s

: a magician's manual for invoking demons and the spirits of the dead

Word History

Etymology

French, from Old French, alteration of gramaire grammar, grammar book, learned work, book of witchcraft

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