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Definitions

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. Sorcery; enchantment; witchcraft.
  2. n. Fascination; charm.

Wiktionary

  1. n. witchcraft
  2. n. allure

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. Sorcery; enchantment; witchcraft.
  2. n. Fascination; irresistible influence; enchantment.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. the art of sorcery

Examples

  • “In American Indian traditions, witchery is different from Shamanism, though in many traditions, the two are separated by intent.”

    ...um, Hellboy? Witches? Conan?

  • “All who have every set foot on these shores bear the same testimony to the elfin witchery of Nippon – the land of the rising sun.”

    In Seven Stages: A Flying Trip Around the World

  • “Such witchery is the sounds, the vibration of sequacious/delicious surges (undertoning urges)/such a soft floating witchery of sound. [”

    Sounding Romantic: The Sound of Sound

  • “She had, it is true, no fortune, but that of my friend was ample; and he delighted in the anticipation of indulging her in every elegant pursuit, and administering to those delicate tastes and fancies that spread a kind of witchery about the sex.”

    The Wife, by Washington Irving.

  • “Their manners and movements are unaffected and elegant; they dress in exquisite taste; and with a grace peculiarly their own, their manners have a fascination and witchery which is perfectly irresistible.”

    The Englishwoman in America

  • “She had, it is true, no fortune, but that of my friend was ample; and he delighted in the anticipation of indulging her in every elegant pursuit, and administering to those delicate tastes and fancies that spread a kind of witchery about the sex. — “Her life,” said he, “shall be like a fairy tale.””

    The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon

  • “Among "the Prince's friends" the attacks upon him in the Dublin meetings were regarded as little short of treason; while by himself, it is well known the "witchery" resolutions of 1812 were neither forgotten nor forgiven.”

    A Popular History of Ireland : from the Earliest Period to the Emancipation of the Catholics - Volume 2

  • “But we must not dwell too long amid these tender scenes, which, indeed, exert a kind of witchery over the heart, making it fain to linger.”

    Memoirs of Elleanor Eldridge

  • “I just deny that I ever saw anyone from Cambridge do anything that I might call witchery or even ... witchism. ”

    Heartfire

  • “Why, let's all just curse the darkness and "witchery" of HOLLYWOOD!”

    NBC San Diego - News Top Stories

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synonyms (6)

Words with the same meaning

  1. sorcery
  1. enchantment
  1. witchcraft
  1. fascination
  1. magic
  1. captivation

hypernyms (4)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. black magic
  1. sorcery
  1. black art
  1. necromancy

same context (12)

Words that are found in similar contexts

  1. glamour
  2. magnetism
  1. cajolery
  2. fascination
  1. enchantment
  2. enticement
  1. blandishment
  2. attractiveness
  1. slyness
  2. piquancy
  1. runes
  2. allurement

reverse dictionary (8)

Words that contain this word in their definition

  1. illusion
  1. weird
  1. bewitchery
  1. charm
  1. enchantment
  1. fascination
  1. glamour
  1. witchcraft

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  • yarb That's a good way of putting it. Mar 19, 2008

  • roseandivy Words have a certain witchery. <3 Mar 19, 2008

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