different between conjuring vs sorcery

English

Verb

conjuring

1. present participle of conjure

Noun

conjuring (plural conjurings)

1. (gerund of conjure) An act in which something is conjured

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle English sorcery, borrowed from Middle French sorcerie, ultimately derived from Latin sors (“fate”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh?- (“to sort, line up”). Compare also French sorcier.

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: sôr's?r?, IPA^(key): /?s??.s?.?i/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?s??.s?.?i/

Noun

sorcery (countable and uncountable, plural sorceries)

1. Magical power; the use of witchcraft or magic arts.

Synonyms

• black magic
• magic
• witchcraft
• wizardry
• warlockry
• wizardcraft
• hexcraft
• spellcraft
• spellcasting

Related terms

• sorcerer
• sorceress
• sort

Translations

See also

• Sorcery in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

Middle English

Alternative forms

• sorcerye, sorcerie, sorcere, socerry, soserye, socerye

Etymology

From Middle French sorcerie, from Old French sorcerie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?rs??ri?(?)/, /s?rs??re?(?)/
• (with /rs/?/s/) IPA^(key): /s?s??ri?(?)/, /s?s??re?(?)/

Noun

sorcery (plural sorceries)

1. sorcery, wizardry, magic
2. A supernatural event

Related terms

• sorcerere
• sorceresse

Descendants

• English: sorcery
• Scots: sorcery

References

• “sorcer?(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-11.