grimoire
[ greem-wahr ]
/ grimˈwɑr /
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noun
a manual of magic or witchcraft used by witches and sorcerers.
Nearby words
grimly, grimm, grimm's law, grimm, jakob, grimm, the brothers, grimoire, grimsby, grimsel pass, grimy, grin, grin and bear it
Origin of grimoire
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Examples from the Web for grimoire
The Garden of Cyrus, with its arcane explorations of botany and geometry, may as well be an alchemical treatise or a grimoire.
Halloween Read: Thomas Browne’s Eerie Premonition of His Burial|Stefan Beck|October 30, 2012|DAILY BEASTThe pretended sorcerers had their "grimoire" and the judges had their sorcerer's code.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 5 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)An alternative method provided by the Grimoire is to take an unspotted egg, and expose it to the meridian rays of the sun.
Human Animals|Frank Hamel
British Dictionary definitions for grimoire
grimoire
/ (ɡriːmˈwɑː) /
noun
a textbook of sorcery and magic
Word Origin for grimoire
C19: from French, altered from grammaire grammar; compare glamour
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