Hypertext Webster Gateway: "sorcery"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sorcery \Sor"cer*y\, n.; pl. {Sorceries}. [OE. sorcerie, OF.
sorcerie, fr. OF. & F. sorcier a sorcerer, LL. sortiarius,
fr. L. sors, sortis, a lot, decision by lot, fate, destiny.
See {Sort}, n.]
Divination by the assistance, or supposed assistance, of evil
spirits, or the power of commanding evil spirits; magic;
necromancy; witchcraft; enchantment.
Adder's wisdom I have learned, To fence my ear against
thy sorceries. --Milton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
sorcery
n : the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or
evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world
[syn: {black magic}, {black art}]
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