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sedai

sedai

41 9.9
A person in stories who can use magic to help or harm others
  • noun
  • /sɛˈdaɪ/
  • Jargon
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  • In the world of magic, an Aes Sedai can channel energy to perform powerful spells.
  • Aes Sedai
  • Sedai said
  • answer an Aes Sedai

Examples

  • Slowly, calmly, the Aes Sedai knelt and took his head between her hands.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • "I want to be Aes Sedai, Mother," Elayne said in a firm voice.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • "Not a word," Verin Sedai said, "and not a word shall it be."

    Fiction book (1991)
  • I can keep out of Aes Sedai hands if I want to.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Do you know two of your Aes Sedai are helping him?

    Fiction book (1991)
  • With a quick, "As you command, Aes Sedai," he took off into the grounds at a run.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • If there were not, Aes Sedai would be killed every time they left the Tower.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • "Forgive me, Sheriam Sedai," she said quickly, "but I must fetch my cloak."

    Fiction book (1991)
  • "Good morrow to you, Aes Sedai," he said, bowing with a hand to his heart.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Except for the most formal occasions, few Aes Sedai wore the vine-embroidered shawl with the white teardrop.

    Fiction book (1991)

Synonyms

sorcerer
vssedai
  • Literature
107 7.9

A person who uses magic to make things happen

channels energy rather than broadly practising magical arts
mage
vssedai
43 9.5

A person who uses magic in stories or myths

channels energy specifically instead of merely possessing general powers
channeler
vssedai
  • Jargon
2 8.8

A person who focuses and controls magical energy in stories or games

channels energy specifically within one fictional universe

How Powerful

archon
  • Literature
2 9.9
sorcerer
  • Literature
107 7.9
sedai
  • Jargon
41 9.9
novice
46 3.4

Surface Forms

sedai singular
sedais plural

Etymology

Sedai is also known from the famous name Aes Sedai in a popular fantasy series, where a sedai is 'a person who can use magic', so the word comes to mean a magical channeler in that story world.