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单词 grimoire
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Definition of grimoire in English:

grimoire

noun ɡrɪmˈwɑːɡrimˈwär
  • A book of magic spells and invocations.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • She then set them down on a piece of white paper next to a bottle and flipped through her grimoire until she found the spell she wanted.
    • For years, I performed rituals from Pagan grimoires and read incantations to Bast, Diana / Artemis, and Hecate.
    • Wandered into a bookstore yesterday and found this book by S.L. MacGregor Mathers, supposedly a grimoire he translated from original French and Latin of a manuscript in the Library of Paris in the early nineteen hundreds.
    • She began to look through her grimoire, hoping to find some information on her predicament.
    • Most grimoires were written between the late-medieval period and the 18th century and are associated with ceremonial or ritual magick.

Origin

Mid 19th century: French, alteration of grammaire 'grammar'.

 
 

Definition of grimoire in US English:

grimoire

nounɡrimˈwär
  • A book of magic spells and invocations.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • She then set them down on a piece of white paper next to a bottle and flipped through her grimoire until she found the spell she wanted.
    • She began to look through her grimoire, hoping to find some information on her predicament.
    • Wandered into a bookstore yesterday and found this book by S.L. MacGregor Mathers, supposedly a grimoire he translated from original French and Latin of a manuscript in the Library of Paris in the early nineteen hundreds.
    • For years, I performed rituals from Pagan grimoires and read incantations to Bast, Diana / Artemis, and Hecate.
    • Most grimoires were written between the late-medieval period and the 18th century and are associated with ceremonial or ritual magick.

Origin

Mid 19th century: French, alteration of grammaire ‘grammar’.

 
 
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