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Salem, a 500-year-old human warlock sentenced to live for 100 years as a cat as punishment for his magical hubris, embodies this tension brilliantly.—Katie Rife, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024 Dressed in their costumes—which often include pointy hats and billowing robes—the paddling witches and warlocks become striking silhouettes on the horizon.—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024 Kountz played Kal, a warlock who, alongside his villainous father, concocts a plan to steal the witches' book of spells in an effort to rule not just Halloweentown but the human world.—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 1 Oct. 2024 The House with a Clock in Its Walls Released in 2018, The House with a Clock in Its Walls stars Jack Black and Cate Blanchett in a fantasy epic filled with witches, warlocks and evil curses.—Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for warlock
Word History
Etymology
Middle English warloghe, from Old English wǣrloga one that breaks faith, the Devil, from wǣr faith, troth + -loga (from lēogan to lie); akin to Old English wǣr true — more at very, lie
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