sorceress
noun
a woman who practices sorcery; witch.
sorceresses
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pluralof sorceress.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The author demonstrates that access to the supernatural was a particular source of feminine power, not least for the sorceresses whose rituals made that connection.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
“Wicked” also benefited from mostly positive reviews hyping the performances of its leading sorceresses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2024
Yennefer, meanwhile, comes to know power of a different kind via the world of magic, chaos, and its political split between male wizards and female sorceresses.
From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2019
This sequence, which features backup sorceresses in black capes like swirling bat wings, is impressively mysterious and dynamic, thanks to choreographer Rachel Leigh Dolan and costume designer Debra Kim Sivigny.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 9, 2017
The history of the sorceresses of the valley of Bastan, in Navarre, has been particularly celebrated.
From The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. by Juan Antonio Llorente
