witchery

Examples

• All

• The villagers were wary of anyone associated with witchery due to past troubles.

• Order Seasons of Witchery on Amazon.

  Blog text (15)

• The ways of witchery still continue.

  Cry of the Banshee (1970)

• This is why you shouldn't mess around with that witchery.

  Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)

• Proof of her witchery.

  Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)

• Her work on domestic witchery has been featured in PaganParenting.org and as a national column for Examiner.com.

  Blog text (16)

• My newest book "Seasons of Witchery: Celebrating the Sabbats with the Garden Witch" was just released in June 2012.

  Blog text (15)

• I hereby accuse this woman of the craft of witchery!

  Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)

• There is witchery afoot.

  Warlock (1989)

• The work consists of curing, bewitching, removing the witchery of others, and giving counsel to help people understand the past and future.

  Academic text (2003)

Synonyms

M

magic

vswitchery

∞ 3.2

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

is the practiced art associated with particular traditional practitioners rather than theatrical tricks

W

witchcraft

vswitchery

• Literature

87 7.0

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

is more about the artful tradition often linked to specific practitioners

S

sorcery

vswitchery

• Literature

29 9.2

To use magic to control people or events, often to harm

is the general practice without necessarily stressing evil intent or moral judgment

O

occult

vswitchery

20 9.8

Beliefs about secret supernatural powers and practices

denotes the specific practice or art within that broad supernatural realm

W

witching

vswitchery

8 9.9

Use of magic to harm or control people

is the general art or system behind those active practices

W

wizarding

vswitchery

• Literature

5 8.6

The practice of using magic, for example learning spells

is the same practice but tied to a different traditional group of practitioners

M

magick

vswitchery

• Jargon

4 9.9

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

is the general practice not always framed as spiritual or occult ritual

O

occultism

vswitchery

3 9.9

The study and practice of magic and secret powers

focuses mainly on the practical art rather than study or belief systems

S

spellwork

vswitchery

1 9.4

Using special words and small actions to make magic happen

is the broader art and tradition that includes these ritual acts

S

spellcasting

vswitchery

1 8.5

Using words or actions to make magic happen

is the overall practiced art, covering more than just formula acts

R

ritualism

vswitchery

1 8.6

Interest in and practice of ceremonies in religion and magic

is broader, covering practical skills and art beyond strict ceremonial forms

T

the art of witchery

vswitchery

9.9

A practice of doing magic using spells and potions

is the shorter single word name for the same practice

S

sortilege

vswitchery

• Archaic

9.9

Using magic to affect people or events

is the broader art or tradition that includes these influence techniques

O

occult arts

vswitchery

9.9

Practices that try to use hidden powers like magic

is the single-practice art rather than a list of varied hidden techniques

T

theurgy

vswitchery

• Literature

9.9

Rituals that try to call or connect people with gods

is broader, not limited to rituals that call on divine powers

G

goety

vswitchery

• Archaic

9.9

Old word for magic that uses spirits

is the modern general art word rather than the archaic term

Antonyms

S

science

∞ 1.3

The careful study of the natural world using observation and experiments

R

rationality

34 5.4

Clear thinking and decisions based on facts and logic

Compounds

T

the art of witchery

9.9

A practice of doing magic using spells and potions

How Magical

sorcery

• Literature

29 9.2

witchery

3 9.1

powwowing

• US

9.9

superstition

83 5.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology