sorcerer

Roget category 994

6. Words relating to the sentient and moral
› 6.5. Religious affections
›› 6.5.4. Acts of religion

#994. Sorcerer

noun

sorcerer, magician — thaumaturgist^†, theurgist — conjuror, necromancer, seer, wizard, witch — hoodoo, voodoo — fairy etc. 980 — lamia^†, hag.
warlock, charmer, exorcist, mage^† — cunning man, medicine man — Shaman, figure flinger, ecstatica^† — medium, clairvoyant, fortune teller — mesmerist — deus ex machina [Lat.] — soothsayer etc. 513.
Katerfelto, Cagliostro, Mesmer, Rosicrucian — Circe, siren, weird sisters.

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