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sorceress. noun [ C ] uk / ˈsɔː.s ə r.əs / us / ˈsɔːr.sɚ.əs /. Add to word list. Add to word list. in stories, a woman who has magical powers and who uses them to harm other people. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. People who perform magic or have paranormal abilities. alchemist.
Sorceress (1982 film), a fantasy film directed by Jack Hill. Sorceress (1987 film) released in France as Le Moine et la sorcière (The Monk and the Witch), about a Dominican Inquisitor who prosecutes a herbal medicine healer as a witch. Sorceress (1995 film), a fantasy film directed by Jim Wynorski.
SORCERESS meaning: 1. in stories, a woman who has magical powers and who uses them to harm other people 2. in stories…. Learn more.
A sorceress is a woman who can perform sorcery—witchcraft or magic. The word sorcerer means the same thing but can be used for any gender, although it typically refers to a man. The word sorcery often (though not always) refers to so-called black magic —magic used for evil purposes.
Nov 26, 2017 · In the Viking Age, the völvas (female shamans) were both feared and respected: they exercised seiðr (Norse magic) and were supposedly in direct contact with Odin, the Allfather. The word völva derives from the Old Norse vǫlva meaning “wand carrier”, a traveling sorceress and seeress who got well paid for her services.
Circe, in Greek legend, a sorceress, the daughter of Helios, the sun god, and of the ocean nymph Perse. She was able by means of drugs and incantations to change humans into wolves, lions, and swine. The Greek hero Odysseus visited her island, Aeaea, with his companions, whom she changed into.
A magician, also known as an archimage, mage, magus, magic-user, spellcaster, enchanter/enchantress, sorcerer/sorceress, warlock, witch, or wizard, is someone who uses or practices magic derived from supernatural, occult, or arcane sources.
