in olden times people suspected of sorcery were often put to death
Recent Examples on the WebThe second post-credits scene is less spider-villains, more sorcery.Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2019 With the help of another grieving father, Dr. John Hathaway, the Magus gets his hands on a book of sorcery, and performs a ritual. Alex Raiman, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2022 In that scene, after a confrontation, Doctor Strange uses a little sorcery to make Campbell’s character begin punching his own face repeatedly.Washington Post, 8 May 2022 The Doctor Strange sequel also introduced a key player in multiverse traveler America Chavez (Xochitl Gomez), who audiences last saw training in sorcery at the Kamar-Taj. Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 July 2022 Enlarge / Pierce Brosnan plays Doctor Fate, who learned sorcery and is in possession of the magical Helmet of Fate. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 8 June 2022 Poison—still mysterious in its action to 15th-century medicine—seemed a near cousin to sorcery. William Tipper, WSJ, 23 May 2022 Fast forward a few years, and the Rebuilders usually find themselves in the same rut, while the Contenders perform a little salary cap sorcery and go right on enjoying their lavish lifestyle. Mike Tanier, New York Times, 1 May 2022 The Potter books, and the movies made from them, are at heart coming-of-age stories adorned with some fanciful sorcery. A.a. Dowd, The Week, 20 Apr. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English sorcerie, from Anglo-French, from sorcer sorcerer, from Medieval Latin sortiarius, from Latin sort-, sors chance, lot — more at series