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sorcery

sor·cery

UK/ˈsɔː.sə.ɹi/ US/ˈsɔɹ.sə.ɹi/ uncommon

noun

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Origin

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.

Phrases

  • Sorcery in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
  • sword and sorcery

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