the art of witchery
- noun
:
el arte de la brujería
- She devoted her life to mastering the art of witchery, studying ancient spells and potions.
Examples
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Many legends tell of wise women who practiced the art of witchery to heal the sick and protect their villages.
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The annual festival honors the art of witchery with music, costumes, and traditional rituals.
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She mastered the art of witchery at a young age.
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Is the art of witchery still practiced today?
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Many legends tell of wise women who practiced the art of witchery to heal the sick and protect their villages.
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She devoted her life to mastering the art of witchery, studying ancient spells and potions.
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The annual festival honors the art of witchery with music, costumes, and traditional rituals.
Synonyms
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3.2
Power that makes impossible things happen, often in stories or rituals
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7.0
A practice of using magic and spells to help or harm people
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9.2
To use magic to control people or events, often to harm
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9.8
Beliefs about secret supernatural powers and practices
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9.9
Use of magic to harm or control people
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8.6
The practice of using magic, for example learning spells
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9.9
A spiritual practice using rituals to try to change things by unseen powers
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9.1
The use of magic and spells to do strange things
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9.9
The study and practice of magic and secret powers
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9.4
Using special words and small actions to make magic happen
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8.5
Using words or actions to make magic happen
Practices that try to use hidden powers like magic
Antonyms
How Magical
- Literature
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9.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is fully compositional: 'art' = skill or practice and 'witchery' = magic/witchcraft, so 'the art of witchery' straightforwardly means the practice or skill of witchcraft. The 'the art of X' construction is a common, cross-linguistic pattern, making this meaning directly derivable for a learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
The art of witchery comes from the idea of art as a learned skill and witchery as the magic witches do, so imagine a wise woman mixing potions and practicing spells like a craft. That's why the phrase means 'the practice or skill of performing magic'.