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# sorcery

noun (no plural)

«sorcery» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Sorcery is the use of magic spells and powers to make strange things happen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sorcery/#m1)

### In the lessons

magic used in fairy tales, often by a villain who makes spells, potions or illusions to trick or harm people

### Examples

- The old witch used her sorcery to hide the castle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sorcery/#x1)
- The villagers feared the stranger's sorcery. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sorcery/#x2)
- No one could explain the sorcery that turned the stone to gold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sorcery/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

It is magic used to control events or see the future, which the Torah forbids.

**Interpretation.** The Torah forbids sorcery because it replaces trust in God with trust in magic. Isaiah mocks Babylon's sorcerers for being unable to save her.

### Examples

- Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail. (Prophets ISA.47.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sorcery/#x1)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sorcery» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sorcery/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sorcery» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sorcery.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «sorcery» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sorcery/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sorcery» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/sorcery.html) on Mova free.