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sorcery

/ˈsɔːsəi/SAWR-sur-ee
/ˈsɔɹsɚi/SAWR-sur-ee

Meaninga fortune-teller by lots

Common meaning: magic

Journey through time

  1. Late Latinsortiarius‘a fortune-teller by lots’source
  2. Old Frenchmeaning shiftsa fortune-teller by lots → a sorcerersorcier‘a sorcerer’source
  3. Old Frenchmeaning shiftsa sorcerer → casting of lotssorcerie‘casting of lots’source
  4. Englishmeaning shiftscasting of lots → magicsorcery‘magic’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Late Latin sortiarius ‘a fortune-teller by lots’.

Roots

  • sortiarius Late Latin “a fortune-teller by lots”

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