| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. The use of skillful tricks and deceptions to produce entertainingly baffling effects: conjuration, legerdemain, prestidigitation, sleight of hand. See PERFORMING ARTS. 2. The use of supernatural powers to influence or predict events: conjuration, sorcery, sortilege, thaumaturgy, theurgy, witchcraft, witchery, witching, wizardry. See SUPERNATURAL. 3. An object or power that one uses to cause often evil events: charm, evil eye, spell2. Slang : whammy. See SUPERNATURAL. | | ADJECTIVE: | Having, brought about by, or relating to supernatural powers or magic: fey, magical, talismanic, thaumaturgic, thaumaturgical, theurgic, theurgical, witching, wizardly. See SUPERNATURAL.
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