sorcery
Plural: sorceries
Noun
- The practice of using supernatural powers; witchcraft or magic.
- the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world
- Magical power; the use of witchcraft or magic arts.
- Black magic.
Examples
- His ability to find obscure words felt like pure sorcery to his baffled opponent.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English sorcery, borrowed from Middle French sorcerie, ultimately derived from Latin sors (“fate”), from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind”). Cognate with serō, seriēs, sermō. Compare also French sorcier.
Synonyms
black art, black magic, necromancy, hexcraft, magic, spellcasting, spellcraft, warlockry, witchcraft, wizardcraft, wizardry
Scrabble Score: 12
sorcery: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsorcery: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sorcery: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary