theurgy.

Ritual or mystical practice intended to invoke divine powers or bring the practitioner into communion with them.

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Words that belong together

• practice theurgy
• theurgic ritual
• study of theurgy

On the page

The manuscript outlined a system of theurgy.

The scholar distinguished theurgy from stage magic.

In the story, the ritual belonged to an ancient tradition of theurgy.

Usage notes

Primary category: fantasy. Forms: Mass noun. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.