[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/sorcery.html)

[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/) / sorcery

[← S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/S/)

# sorcery

«sorcery» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **the use of magic spells and powers to make strange things…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (no plural)

### meaning for a pupil

Sorcery is the use of magic spells and powers to make strange things happen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sorcery/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It is magic used to control events or see the future, which the Torah forbids. Interpretation: The Torah forbids sorcery because it replaces trust in God with trust in magic. Isaiah mocks Babylon's sorcerers for being unable to save her. In the primary lessons: magic used in fairy tales, often by a villain who makes spells, potions or illusions to trick or harm people

### examples

- Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail. (Prophets ISA.47.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sorcery/#x1)
- The old witch used her sorcery to hide the castle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sorcery/#x2)
- The villagers feared the stranger's sorcery. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sorcery/#x3)
- No one could explain the sorcery that turned the stone to gold. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sorcery/#x4)

### note

nothing for maths

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «sorcery» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sorcery/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.