sorcery

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   magic; spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world

   I used sorcery to charm the bank teller into committing the robbery.

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.

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