i Register
In some senses, witchery is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.
witchery
noun 3
Collocations
1ADJ.
all
Definitions
noun
1
Witchcraft.
You are right to some extent in what you say. In the olden days people had a stronger belief in all kinds of witchery; now they pretend not to believe in it, that they may be looked upon as sensible and educated people, as you say.
They are determined that I shall be burnt as a witch; and they sent their doctor to cure me; but he was forbidden to bleed me because the silly people believe that a witch’s witchery leaves her if she is bled; so he only called me filthy names.
2
An act of witchcraft.
It may be they know something of the witcheries of this woman.
3
Allure, charm, magic.
At noon, when by the forest's edge / He lay beneath the branches high, / The soft blue sky did never melt / Into his heart,—he never felt / The witchery of the soft blue sky!
I am influenced—conquered; and the influence is sweeter than I can express; and the conquest I undergo has a witchery beyond any triumph I can win.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — the art of sorcery
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
301
You are right to some extent in what you say. In the olden days people had a stronger belief in all kinds of witchery; now they pretend not to believe in it, that they may be looked upon as sensible a
Wiktionary02
They are determined that I shall be burnt as a witch; and they sent their doctor to cure me; but he was forbidden to bleed me because the silly people believe that a witch’s witchery leaves her if she
Wiktionary03
It may be they know something of the witcheries of this woman.
WiktionaryUsage Notes
Your note
not saved0 chars