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nouna woman who practices sorcery; witch. Origin of sorceress1350–1400; Middle English <Anglo-French sorceresse, equivalent to sorcer (see sorcerer) + -esse-ess usage note for sorceressSee -ess. Words nearby sorceressSorbonist, Sorbonne, sorbo rubber, sorbose, sorcerer, sorceress, sorcerous, sorcery, sord, Sordello, sordes Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sorceressEndor is a sorceress who may or may not actually be able to converse with the dead. Monsignor Meth Kevin Wallin: The Kinky Priest Who Sold Meth|Michael Daly|January 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST There is, however, a sorceress who can transform people into various animals. Rival Studios In 'Snow White' Face-Off|Marlow Stern|June 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST When the sorceress had disappeared, the free-trader resumed his former ease of manner, seeming to speak and act more naturally. The Water-Witch or, The Skimmer of the Seas|James Fenimore Cooper Heliodora had gone to consult the sorceress in a simple but rich dress. The Bride of the Nile, Complete|Georg Ebers
Instead of answering the sorceress, the poor little one threw himself sobbing upon her neck. The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman|Eugne Sue This again shows the sincerity of the sorceress in the carrying out of these practices. Princes and Poisoners|Frantz Funck-Brentano Basina was a sorceress, one who could divine the future and also bestow the gift upon others. Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine|Lewis Spence
Words related to sorceresssiren, sibyl, hex, hag, witch, pythoness |