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- sorcerously adverb
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What does sorcerous mean?
Sorcerous means using or involving sorcery—supernatural power or the ability to use supernatural powers (witchcraft or magic).The word sorcery often (though not always) refers to so-called black magic—magic used for evil purposes.A person who can perform sorcery is called a sorcerer (which can be used for any gender, but typically refers to a man) or a sorceress (which refers to a woman). Sorcerer and sorceress are often used to refer to evil characters in works of fiction, especially in the fantasy genre. In contrast, similar words like wizard and magician usually imply that such figures use their powers for good. If not, you’d usually call them an evil wizard or evil magician.Sorcerous may or may not imply evil, but it usually implies great power—and often great skill and command of such power.For this reason, the word sorcerous can be used in a figurative way to describe action that takes great skill, as if it’s a magical ability, as in Chris has sorcerous skill in coding. The word sorcery can be used to refer to such skill, and a person who’s skilled in this way can be called a sorcerer or a sorceress.Example: I fear that some sorcerous power has enchanted this land.
Sorcerous means using or involving sorcery—supernatural power or the ability to use supernatural powers (witchcraft or magic).The word sorcery often (though not always) refers to so-called black magic—magic used for evil purposes.A person who can perform sorcery is called a sorcerer (which can be used for any gender, but typically refers to a man) or a sorceress (which refers to a woman). Sorcerer and sorceress are often used to refer to evil characters in works of fiction, especially in the fantasy genre. In contrast, similar words like wizard and magician usually imply that such figures use their powers for good. If not, you’d usually call them an evil wizard or evil magician.Sorcerous may or may not imply evil, but it usually implies great power—and often great skill and command of such power.For this reason, the word sorcerous can be used in a figurative way to describe action that takes great skill, as if it’s a magical ability, as in Chris has sorcerous skill in coding. The word sorcery can be used to refer to such skill, and a person who’s skilled in this way can be called a sorcerer or a sorceress.Example: I fear that some sorcerous power has enchanted this land.
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