sorcery

Etymology

From Middle English sorcery, from Middle French sorcerie, ultimately derived from Latin sors (“fate”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (“to sort, line up”)

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔɹ.sə.ɹi/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔː.sə.ɹi/

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Noun

sorcery (countable and uncountable, plural sorceries)

1. Magical power; the use of witchcraft or magic arts.

See also

• Sorcery in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.

Alternative forms

• sorcerye, sorcerie, sorcere, socerry, soserye, socerye

Etymology

From Middle French sorcerie, from Old French sorcerie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔrsəˈriː(ə)/, /sɔrsəˈreː(ə)/
• (with /rs/→/s/) IPA^(key): /sɔsəˈriː(ə)/, /sɔsəˈreː(ə)/

Noun

sorcery (plural sorceries)

1. sorcery, wizardry, magic
2. A supernatural event