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goetia

goetia

9.9
A spirit or demon that people try to call during magic rituals
  • noun
  • /ɡoʊˈiːʃə/
  • Literature
: goetia
  • The ancient text detailed various goetiae and their powers.

Examples

  • During the ritual, the magician believed the goetia would obey his commands and reveal secrets.

  • The ancient grimoire listed the names of several powerful goetia summoned by magicians.

  • Legends say that a skilled sorcerer can control a goetia to gain secret knowledge.

  • Many practitioners study goetia to summon spirits.

  • The ancient grimoire listed the names of several powerful goetia invoked in magical rituals.

  • Legends say that a skilled sorcerer can summon a goetia to gain secret knowledge.

  • During the ritual, the magician believed the invoked goetia would obey his commands and reveal secrets.

Synonyms

ghoul
vsgoetia
  • NSFW
64 9.3

An evil spirit that haunts graveyards and eats dead bodies

is called or summoned during magic rituals rather than haunting burial places
ghast
vsgoetia
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A frightening ghost that appears at night

is a spirit summoned in ritual contexts rather than a mere apparition

How Powerful

demon
  • Literature
807 5.3
goetia
  • Literature
9.9
spirit
447 4.3
ghost
∞ 3.0

Surface Forms

goetia singular
goetias plural

Etymology

Goetia comes from Greek goeteia ('sorcery') and goetes ('sorcerer'), and people used the word for the spirits those sorcerers tried to call. So a goetia can mean a spirit or demon summoned in a ritual.