grimoire

[ greem-wahr ]

/ grimˈwɑr /

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noun

a manual of magic or witchcraft used by witches and sorcerers.

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Origin of grimoire

First recorded in 1850–60; from French, alteration of grammaire “grammar,” from Old French gramaire; see grammar

Words nearby grimoire

Grimké, grimly, Grimm, Grimm's law, Grimm, the brothers, grimoire, Grim Reaper, Grimsby, Grimsel Pass, grimy, grin

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How to use grimoire in a sentence

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 BEAST
From the same source we have the French corruption grimoire, "a booke of conjuring" (Cotgrave).
The Romance of Words (4th ed.)|Ernest Weekley
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
The 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)

The first object that caught his attention, was a large grimoire, or book of spells, which lay open on the philosopher's desk.
Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions|Charles Mackay

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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