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sorceress

[sawr-ser-is] / ˈsɔr sər ɪs /
NOUN
enchantress
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Elphaba, in contrast, is a naturally talented sorceress whose green skin led her father to reject her from the moment she was born.

From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2024

The pattern across the jersey is inspired by a fifth-century BC vase attributed to Persephone, which depicts Ulysses and the sorceress Circe in Homer's Odyssey.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2024

But our sorceress has powerful tools of destruction, as well — Medea’s magic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2023

The title figure is a formidable sorceress who ends up falling in love with one of the victims she keeps on her fantastical island.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2023

But Pasiphaë was an immortal sorceress with thousands of years of experience in weaving spells.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

The author demonstrates that access to the supernatural was a particular source of feminine power, not least for the sorceresses whose rituals made that connection.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Universal partnered with 400 brands worldwide — including Starbucks, Ulta Beauty, Bloomingdale’s and Lexus — to douse retail shelves in pink and green, the signature colors of the movie’s leading sorceresses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2024

Ralph Lee, a creator of giant crustaceans, lizards, skeletons and sorceresses, as well as one enduring New York tradition, the Village Halloween Parade, died on Friday at his home in Manhattan.

From New York Times ● May 16, 2023

Yennefer, meanwhile, comes to know power of a different kind via the world of magic, chaos, and its political split between male wizards and female sorceresses.

From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2019

In them dwelt the orders of witches, sorceresses, hierodules, priestesses, and vampires attached to the far-famed and infamous temple across the square.

From Istar of Babylon A Phantasy by Margaret Horton Potter


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