Sorcery
noun
The use of magic or supernatural power to make things happen.
He was accused of practicing sorcery to bring harm to his enemies.
Often appears as...
- practice sorcery
- accused of sorcery
noun
Charms or spells that are intended to influence people or events.
She cast a sorcery spell to make herself more attractive.
Often appears as...
- cast a sorcery
- sorcery spell
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Literary
noun
The use of magic or supernatural power to make things happen.
He was accused of practicing sorcery to bring harm to his enemies.
Often appears as...
- practice sorcery
- accused of sorcery
noun
Charms or spells that are intended to influence people or events.
She cast a sorcery spell to make herself more attractive.
Often appears as...
- cast a sorcery
- sorcery spell
Usage tips
Literary
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotations
Often associated with evil or harm in stories and historical accounts.
Villagers feared the old woman's sorcery, believing she caused the crops to wither.
Pro Tip 2/3Old-Fashioned Term
Used more in historical or fantasy contexts, not modern science-based discussions.
The ancient scrolls detailed various acts of sorcery used to protect the kingdom.
Pro Tip 3/3Genres and Stories
Common in fantasy, mythology, and folklore genres, where magic is a key element.
The sorcery in the novel transported readers to a world of dragons and wizards.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotations
Often associated with evil or harm in stories and historical accounts.
Villagers feared the old woman's sorcery, believing she caused the crops to wither.
Pro Tip 2/3Old-Fashioned Term
Used more in historical or fantasy contexts, not modern science-based discussions.
The ancient scrolls detailed various acts of sorcery used to protect the kingdom.
Pro Tip 3/3Genres and Stories
Common in fantasy, mythology, and folklore genres, where magic is a key element.
The sorcery in the novel transported readers to a world of dragons and wizards.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotations
Often associated with evil or harm in stories and historical accounts.
Villagers feared the old woman's sorcery, believing she caused the crops to wither.
Pro Tip 2/3Old-Fashioned Term
Used more in historical or fantasy contexts, not modern science-based discussions.
The ancient scrolls detailed various acts of sorcery used to protect the kingdom.
Pro Tip 3/3Genres and Stories
Common in fantasy, mythology, and folklore genres, where magic is a key element.
The sorcery in the novel transported readers to a world of dragons and wizards.
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Is there any truth to...
he cobbled together fragments of myth and poetry to compensate for the almost complete lack of official records. A few of his sources contained mentions of Arthur, and some others were realistic accounts of battles and places. But many featured mythic heroes fighting long odds with the help of magical swords and sorcery.
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Is there any truth to...
he cobbled together fragments of myth and poetry to compensate for the almost complete lack of official records. A few of his sources contained mentions of Arthur, and some others were realistic accounts of battles and places. But many featured mythic heroes fighting long odds with the help of magical swords and sorcery.
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Quote examples
Richard K. Morgan
English Author
I'd always had a hankering to write some old-school sword and sorcery. And there certainly are advantages to that particular form - for one thing, you're able to go all-out on the imaginative front, with a lot less concern for the usual unities of time and space and character.
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Robin Hobb
American Writer
Fantasy encompasses a wide, wide spectrum of writing. We have beast fables, we have gothics, we have tales of vampires and werewolves, and we have sword and sorcery; we have epics from Homer, and there is just so much out there that we put under the umbrella of 'fantasy.
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George R. R. Martin
American Author
Over the years, more than one reviewer has described my fantasy series, 'A Song of Ice and Fire', as historical fiction about history that never happened, flavoured with a dash of sorcery and spiced with dragons. I take that as a compliment.
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Paul Rudd
American Actor
I was never much into knights and sorcery and that kind of thing. It's not because I was into anything cooler. I certainly wasn't. I played with LEGOs. I played with LEGOs way past when most people played with LEGOs.
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Saint Basil
Greek Saint
He who confesses magic or sorcery shall do penance for the time of murder, and shall be treated in the same manner as he who convicts himself of this sin.
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Geoff Dyer
English Writer
I didn't read much of anything till I was 15, except Alistair MacLean and Michael Moorcock - the sword and sorcery novels - when I was about 13 or 14.
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Michio Kaku
American Physicist
Science fiction without the science just becomes, you know, sword and sorcery, basically stories about heroism and not much more.
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Lynn Abbey
American Author
It's been a long time since I've written old-fashioned sword and sorcery; I'm hoping it's like riding a bicycle.
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Luis Barragan
Mexican Architect
I think that the ideal space must contain elements of magic, serenity, sorcery and mystery.
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Cedric Bixler-Zavala
American Musician
It's too bad that the idea of witchcraft and sorcery is a taboo subject matter.
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Richard K. Morgan
English Author
I'd always had a hankering to write some old-school sword and sorcery. And there certainly are advantages to that particular form - for one thing, you're able to go all-out on the imaginative front, with a lot less concern for the usual unities of time and space and character.
Quote examples
Robin Hobb
American Writer
Fantasy encompasses a wide, wide spectrum of writing. We have beast fables, we have gothics, we have tales of vampires and werewolves, and we have sword and sorcery; we have epics from Homer, and there is just so much out there that we put under the umbrella of 'fantasy.
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George R. R. Martin
American Author
Over the years, more than one reviewer has described my fantasy series, 'A Song of Ice and Fire', as historical fiction about history that never happened, flavoured with a dash of sorcery and spiced with dragons. I take that as a compliment.
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Paul Rudd
American Actor
I was never much into knights and sorcery and that kind of thing. It's not because I was into anything cooler. I certainly wasn't. I played with LEGOs. I played with LEGOs way past when most people played with LEGOs.
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Saint Basil
Greek Saint
He who confesses magic or sorcery shall do penance for the time of murder, and shall be treated in the same manner as he who convicts himself of this sin.
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Geoff Dyer
English Writer
I didn't read much of anything till I was 15, except Alistair MacLean and Michael Moorcock - the sword and sorcery novels - when I was about 13 or 14.
Quote examples
Michio Kaku
American Physicist
Science fiction without the science just becomes, you know, sword and sorcery, basically stories about heroism and not much more.
Quote examples
Lynn Abbey
American Author
It's been a long time since I've written old-fashioned sword and sorcery; I'm hoping it's like riding a bicycle.
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Luis Barragan
Mexican Architect
I think that the ideal space must contain elements of magic, serenity, sorcery and mystery.
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Cedric Bixler-Zavala
American Musician
It's too bad that the idea of witchcraft and sorcery is a taboo subject matter.
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