witchcraft

witchcraft
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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. sorcery, wizardry, magic, black magic, devil worship, black art, necRomancy, witchery, divination, enchantment, spell, bewitchment, Wicca, voodoo, shamanism, diabolism, diablerie, demonology, Satanism; see also magic 1 .
See Synonym Study at magic .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
sorcery, black magic, black arts, spellcasting, wizardry, magic, enchantment, diabolism, Satanism, necromancy, voodoo. see magic
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun The use of supernatural powers to influence or predict events: conjuration, magic, sorcery, sortilege, thaumaturgy, theurgy, witchery, witching, wizardry. See SUPERNATURAL.

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  • Witchcraft — • As commonly understood, involves the idea of a diabolical pact or at least an appeal to the intervention of the spirits of evil Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Witchcraft     Witchcraft …   Catholic encyclopedia

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  • witchcraft — wizardry, witchery, sorcery, *magic, alchemy, thaumaturgy …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • witchcraft — [n] spell casting, magic abracadabra*, bewitchment, black art, black magic, charisma, conjuring, divination, enchantment, hocus pocus*, hoodoo*, incantation, jinx, magnetism, mumbo jumbo*, necromancy, occult, occultism, sorcery, spell,… …   New thesaurus

  • witchcraft — ► NOUN ▪ the practice of magic, especially the use of spells and the invocation of evil spirits. See also WICCA(Cf. ↑Wiccan) …   English terms dictionary

  • witchcraft — [wich′kraft΄] n. [ME wicchecrafte < OE wiccecræft] 1. the power or practices of witches; specif., a) black magic; sorcery b) white magic 2. an instance of the use of black magic or white magic 3. bewitching attraction or charm SYN …   English World dictionary

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