diablerie

noun

dē-ˈä-blə-(ˌ)rē How to pronounce diablerie (audio)
Definition of diablerienext
1
as in mischief
playful, reckless behavior that is not intended to cause serious harm the boy, who was once filled with diablerie, grew up to be a staid and rather dull man

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2
as in sorcery
the power to control natural forces through supernatural means since the common folk had an unshakable belief in a personal devil, a charge of diablerie was taken seriously

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  1. mischief
  2. sorcery
  3. witchcraft
  4. magic
  5. wickedness
Noun
  • The London Cat, a great skinless feline who likes to turn people inside-out and embodies all the mischief and malevolence of cats).
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Daniel Taylor has written about the mentality, moves, and mischief which made him — and unearths his first ever scouting report.
    Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of mischief
Noun
  • Unknown Armies This idiosyncratic modern magic game from Atlas Games plays like a gritty reboot of other games about sorcery.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The fact that Desmond injures himself badly in pulling off this sorcery endears him to Corrino all the more, which of course puts Valya in a deeper fix.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of sorcery
Noun
  • The leadership of folks like Book and the Trans Folk Witch is especially significant considering the long history of exclusion within witchcraft.
    Emma Cieslik, Them, 1 Nov. 2024
  • At the time, left-handedness was associated with witchcraft, so crew members would have relied on their right hands and put more stress on their right sides during repetitive tasks on the ship, Shankland said.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of witchcraft
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  • While Death Valley is known for its harsh daytime heat, Jadon says the magic truly happens after sunset.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Thankfully, the magic that has been bestowed upon us by our clients is something that can never leave.
    Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of magic
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  • Less familiar is the part that his American wife, Fanny Stevenson (née Van de Grift), played in juicing up the story’s plot to establish Edward Hyde’s wickedness early on.
    Tobias Grey, airmail.news, 10 Aug. 2024
  • Burkhart’s wickedness is more intimate, more complex, more human.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of wickedness
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