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spellwork

spellwork

1 9.4
Using special words and small actions to make magic happen
  • noun
  • /ˈspɛlˌwɜrk/
translation icon : hechicería
  • She dedicated years to mastering the ancient art of spellwork and often performed rituals to aid her village.

Examples

  • Many wizards practice spellwork daily.

  • Legends say the castle's walls are held together by old spellwork rather than mortar.

  • The ancient book was filled with powerful spellwork that protected the village from harm.

  • Her spellwork impressed even the most experienced witches at the gathering.

  • The spellwork was impressive during the performance.

  • The wizard impressed everyone with his powerful spellwork during the ceremony.

  • Many practitioners specialize in spellwork to create magical potions and charms.

Synonyms

magic
vsspellwork
3.2

Power that makes impossible things happen, often in stories or rituals

refers specifically to performing words or rites for real supernatural effect
witchcraft
vsspellwork
  • Literature
87 7.0

A practice of using magic and spells to help or harm people

focuses specifically on performing words or rites rather than broad skills
witching
vsspellwork
8 9.9

Use of magic to harm or control people

means performing words or rites as a general process rather than a single act
wizarding
vsspellwork
  • Literature
5 8.6

The practice of using magic, for example learning spells

is about performing words or rites by anyone, not only wizards
magick
vsspellwork
  • Jargon
4 9.9

A spiritual practice using rituals to try to change things by unseen powers

focuses on the act of using words or rites rather than spiritual systems
witchery
vsspellwork
3 9.1

The use of magic and spells to do strange things

centers on doing words or rites, not the wider artistic tradition
spellcasting
vsspellwork
1 8.5

Using words or actions to make magic happen

is the same action but is a different term for it
the art of witchery
vsspellwork
9.9

A practice of doing magic using spells and potions

describes the act of performing words or rites rather than tradition

How Magical

sorcery
  • Literature
29 9.2
spellwork
1 9.4
spell
  • Literature
626 8.2
ritualism
1 8.6

Surface Forms

spellwork singular
spellworks plural

Morphology

spellwork = spell + work (transparent) = spell + work

A straightforward compound meaning 'work involving spells' formed from two common nouns; the sense is directly inferable from its parts.

Etymology

The word spellwork joins spell, a 'magic word' or charm, and work, meaning the 'doing' of something. So spellwork is the activity of doing magic by casting spells.