sorcery (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *sorcery*:
NOUN	cognition	sorcery, black magic, black art, necromancy	the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world

sorcery > pronunciation
Sounds	sao'rseriy
Rhymes	accessory ... worry: 201 rhymes with eriy...

English > *sorcery*: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaning	The belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world.
Synonyms	black magic, black art, necromancy
Narrower	diabolism, demonism, Satanism	A belief in and reverence for devils (especially Satan)
	enchantment, bewitchment	A magical spell
	obiism	belief in a kind of sorcery that originated in Africa and is practiced in the West Indies
	witchcraft, witchery	The art of sorcery
Broader	magic, thaumaturgy	Any art that invokes supernatural powers
Spanish	brujería, hechicería, jorguinería, magia negra, mágica negra, nigromancia
Catalan	bruixeria, fetilleria, màgia negra, nigromància
Adjectives	sorcerous	possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
Verbs	sorcerize, sorcerise	transform or change by means of sorcery

HyperDic: sorcery