witchery.

1. Witchcraft or the supposed magical power associated with it.

2. A captivating or enchanting quality that seems to cast a figurative spell.

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Words that belong together

• a tale of witchery
• charges of witchery

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The tale’s witchery depended on a promise the visitor had forgotten.

Charges of witchery followed the healer after an unexplained illness spread.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.