Synonyms for sorcery
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Witchcraft — magical power; the use of witchcraft or magic arts
witchcraft, magic, witchery, wizardry, enchantment, divination, conjuration, incantation, spell, conjuring, charm, fascination, glamour, glamor US, thaumaturgy, theurgy, diablerie, sortilege, hexcraft, warlockry, bewitchery, witchdom, spell casting
2. Necromancy — black magic
necromancy, black magic, black art, dark magic, cacomagic rare
Definitions
- n. 1
Magical power; the use of witchcraft or magic arts.
The tale is full of magic and sorcery.
- n. 2
Black magic.
Forms
- Plural
- sorceries → witchcrafts, magics, witcheries, wizardries…
Example sentences
- magic He amused the children by showing them some magic.
- witchcraft The pentagram is an important symbol in witchcraft.
- wizardry The first video game to feature slimes was Wizardry.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| sorcery | rising | |
| magic | rising | |
| witchcraft | rising | |
| wizardry | rising | |
| witchery | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- magic2, spell1, charm1
- 6 letters
- glamor2
- 7 letters
- glamour2, theurgy
- 8 letters
- wizardry3, witchery, hexcraft, witchdom
- 9 letters
- conjuring3, diablerie, sortilege, warlockry, cacomagic
- 10 letters
- witchcraft2, divination4, necromancy4, bewitchery
- 11 letters
- fascination4, enchantment3, incantation4, conjuration, thaumaturgy
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (magic2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- sorcellerie
- Italiano
- stregoneria
- Español
- brujería