sorceresses
Women casting spells
Sorceresses is the plural of sorceress, a woman who practices magic or sorcery.
The word appears mostly in fantasy fiction and folklore, where sorceresses cast spells, brew potions, or wield supernatural power: The sorceresses gathered under the full moon.
Unlike witch, sorceress carries less association with evil—a sorceress might be benevolent, malevolent, or morally ambiguous.
Spoken magical formula
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- conjurationMagical act of summoning
- hexMalevolent incantation
- curseInvoked harm through words
potion · brew · grimoire · spell · summoning · ward · charm · scrying
Large metal cooking pot
- covenAssembly of witches
- familiarKnown from experience
- broomstickCleaning tool's handle
- sabbathDesignated period of repose
hag · crone · hedge witch · cunning folk · witch trial · Salem · black magic · white magic
Authoritative wisdom source
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
- alchemyMystical metal transformation
- occultConcealed from view
- seerOne who envisions futures
prophecy · clairvoyance · arcane · esoteric · mysticism · augury · omen · visions
Woman who uses sorcery
- charmAttractive personal quality
- bewitchCaptivate by supernatural means
- seduceLure into intimacy
- allureAttractive, tempting quality
mesmerize · captivate · enthrall · beguile · fascinate · hypnotize · lure · temptress
Female sacred being
- queenMost powerful chess piece
- priestessFemale religious officiant
- matriarchFemale family leader
- maidenUnmarried young woman
crone · mother · sister · wise woman · women · heroines · empress · oracle
Authority to rule
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- masteryComplete skill or control
- controlAuthority to direct
- influencePower to affect others
dark arts · forbidden knowledge · elemental · telekinesis · transformation · shapeshifting · immortality · conjuring
incantation
Spoken magical formula
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- conjurationMagical act of summoning
- hexMalevolent incantation
curse · potion · brew · grimoire · spell · summoning · ward · charm · scrying · transmutation
cauldron
Large metal cooking pot
- covenAssembly of witches
- familiarKnown from experience
- broomstickCleaning tool's handle
sabbath · hag · crone · hedge witch · cunning folk · witch trial · Salem · black magic · white magic · folk magic
oracle
Authoritative wisdom source
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
- alchemyMystical metal transformation
- occultConcealed from view
seer · prophecy · clairvoyance · arcane · esoteric · mysticism · augury · omen · visions · foretelling
enchantress
Woman who uses sorcery
allure · mesmerize · captivate · enthrall · beguile · fascinate · hypnotize · lure · temptress · siren
goddess
Female sacred being
maiden · crone · mother · sister · wise woman · women · heroines · empress · oracle · sibyl
dominion
Authority to rule
influence · dark arts · forbidden knowledge · elemental · telekinesis · transformation · shapeshifting · immortality · conjuring · summoner
- occultistswitches, wizards, warlocks, mages, necromancers
- WitcherLambert, signs, medallion, white wolf, silver sword
- womenmothers, women, females, gals, daughters
- French folkloreGargantua, Bluebeard, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Charles Perrault
sorceressessorcerers
Practitioners of magic arts
warlocks · wizards · mages · magicians · necromancers
sorceressespriestesses
Female religious officiants
saints · holy women · healers · angels · paladins