as in witchcraft
the power to control natural forces through supernatural means
in olden times people suspected of sorcery were often put to death
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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.
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Scott Tobias, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2024
His first film conjured 1630s New England, where a farming family expelled from a Puritan settlement encounter sorcery in the woods.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2024
Belief in sorcery is widespread, though not everyone who believes sorcerers exist approves of the lynchings.
—Emma Bubola, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
The Best Hotels in Kyoto Behind the hickory counter, in a generous open-air kitchen, Toshio Matsuno works his sorcery.
—Matt Goulding, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2024
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Scott Tobias, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2024
His first film conjured 1630s New England, where a farming family expelled from a Puritan settlement encounter sorcery in the woods.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2024
Belief in sorcery is widespread, though not everyone who believes sorcerers exist approves of the lynchings.
—Emma Bubola, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
The Best Hotels in Kyoto Behind the hickory counter, in a generous open-air kitchen, Toshio Matsuno works his sorcery.
—Matt Goulding, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Sorcery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorcery. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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