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goetia

goetia

9.9
A spirit or demon that people try to call during magic rituals
  • noun
  • /ɡoʊˈiːʃə/
  • Literature
translation icon : 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
31 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
509 5.3
goetia
  • Literature
9.9
spirit
833 4.3
ghost
929 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.