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war·lock W0031600 (wôr′lŏk′) n. pl. war·locks A person, especially a man, claiming or popularly believed to practice sorcery or witchcraft.
[From Scots warlock (generalized in English from literary use by Scottish authors and replacing Early Modern English warlow), from alteration (with -ok for Middle English -ow as in Scots elbok, elbow, and windok, window) of Middle English warloghe, warlow, from Old English wǣrloga, oath-breaker : wǣr, pledge; see wērə-o- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + -loga, liar (from lēogan, to lie; see leugh- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).] warlock (ˈwɔːˌlɒk) n1. (Alternative Belief Systems) a man who practises black magic; sorcerer2. (Alternative Belief Systems) a fortune-teller, conjuror, or magician[Old English wǣrloga oath breaker, from wǣr oath + -loga liar, from lēogan to lie1]
Warlock (ˈwɔːˌlɒk) n (Biography) Peter, real name Philip Arnold Heseltine. 1894–1930, British composer and scholar of early English music. His works include song cycles, such as The Curlew (1920–22), and the Capriol Suite (1926) for stringswar•lock (ˈwɔrˌlɒk)
n. 1. a man who is a witch, esp. a practitioner of black magic; sorcerer. 2. a fortuneteller or conjurer. [before 900; Middle English warloghe, -lach, Old English wǣrloga oathbreaker, devil <wǣr covenant + -loga betrayer, derivative of lēogan to lie1] warlock
A Scottish term meaning demon, wizard or magician and used in medieval times to describe male witches but rarely used by male witches themselves today.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  warlock - a male witch or demon witch - a being (usually female) imagined to have special powers derived from the devil |
warlocknoun magician, witch, wizard, sorcerer, conjuror, mage (archaic), enchanter, necromancer knights who confront fiery dragons and wicked warlocksTranslationswarlock
warlock1. a man who practises black magic; sorcerer 2. a fortune-teller, conjuror, or magician
Warlock Peter, real name Philip Arnold Heseltine. 1894--1930, British composer and scholar of early English music. His works include song cycles, such as The Curlew (1920--22), and the Capriol Suite (1926) for strings Warlock (religion, spiritualism, and occult)From the Scottish and Old English waerloga, meaning traitor or oath-breaker, warlock is a term that has been applied to a male witch but is never used by Witches themselves. During the persecutions, when witches were being tortured and questioned, the inquisitors were especially anxious to learn of other witches in the community. To this end many witches were harshly and repeatedly tortured to obtain this information. When a person broke down under the pain and anguish and gave out names of others, he would be termed a warlock by those he gave away. Pennethorne Hughes mentions that when a tortured witch seemed likely to give away others, he or she might be murdered in jail by the other witches, to prevent additional arrests and tortures. To show that the killing had been done under those circumstances, a garter would be left tied loosely around the victim's throat. The 1618 murder of John Stewart of Irving is one example, as is that of John Reid of Renfrewshire in 1696. warlock
Synonyms for warlocknoun magicianSynonyms- magician
- witch
- wizard
- sorcerer
- conjuror
- mage
- enchanter
- necromancer
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