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dweomercraft
Dweomercraft (noun) means (literary) Magic, or the practice of magical arts.
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(literary) Magic, or the practice of magical arts.
"It used to be known for dweomercraft, the craft of healers, magicians, those who know spells, those who know the sourcery of words."
— Jane MacNamee, In Her Element: Women and the Landscape - An Anthology (2008)
"As he always did when confronted by his old teacher in dweomercraft, Salamander felt profoundly guilty, even though this time he'd done nothing wrong."
— Katharine Kerr, Darkspell (1994)
"There was an ominous tendency among people who considered themselves "upper class" to dismiss the art he practiced as well as all the other elements of Dweomercraft. It was frightening."
— Rose Estes, Elfwood (1992)
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Etymology
Dweomercraft came into English from Middle English dwemercraft, from Middle English dweomercræft, meaning ‘magic; sorcery’, equivalent to dweomer + -craft.
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What is the meaning of dweomercraft?
"dweomercraft" (noun) means (literary) Magic, or the practice of magical arts.
What is another word for dweomercraft?
Other words for "dweomercraft" include trickery, dwimmercraft, bewitchery, illusion, charmwork, dwimmer.
