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Sorcerer (supernatural), a practitioner of magic that derives from supernatural or occult sources Sorcerer (fantasy) , a fictional character who uses or practices magic that derives from supernatural or occult sources
The term sorcerer has moved from meaning a fortune-teller, or "one who alters fate", to meaning a practitioner of magic who can alter reality. They are also sometimes shown as able to conjure supernatural beings or spirits, or to "animate" inanimate objects, such as in The Sorcerer's Apprentice. Due to this perception of their powers, this ...
One ritual to punish a sorcerer was known as Maqlû, or "The Burning". [39] The person viewed as being afflicted by witchcraft would create an effigy of the sorcerer and put it on trial at night. [39] Then, once the nature of the sorcerer's crimes had been determined, the person would burn the effigy and thereby break the sorcerer's power over ...
Page from the Greek Magical Papyri, a grimoire of antiquity. A grimoire (also known as a "book of spells", "magic book", or a "spellbook") is a textbook of magic, typically including instructions on how to create magical objects like talismans and amulets, how to perform magical spells, charms, and divination, and how to summon or invoke supernatural entities such as angels, spirits, deities ...
Sorcerer (disambiguation) Sorceress (disambiguation) Sortilege (disambiguation) This page was last edited on 26 September 2024, at 04:12 (UTC). Text is available ...
Enchantress (supernatural), a magician, sorcerer, enchanter, wizard; sometimes called an enchantress, sorceress, or witch if female. Enchantress (fantasy), a female fictional character who uses magic; Seduction, the enticement of one person by another, called a seductress or enchantress when it is a beautiful and charismatic woman
The masculine form was wicca ('male sorcerer'). [33] According to the Oxford English Dictionary, wicce and wicca were probably derived from the Old English verb wiccian, meaning 'to practice witchcraft'. [34] Wiccian has a cognate in Middle Low German wicken (attested from the 13th century). The further etymology of this word is problematic.
The word nagual derives from the Nahuatl word nāhualli [naˈwaːlːi], an indigenous religious practitioner, identified by the Spanish as a 'magician'.. In English, the word is often translated as "transforming witch," but translations without negative connotations include "transforming trickster," "shape shifter," "pure spirit," or "pure being."