Etymology

goety

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Today it means: witchcraft, demonic magic, necromancy. Full definition →

Latin goetia ← Ancient Greek γοητεία
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromγοητεία“witchcraft”
  2. Latin · derived fromgoetia
  3. English todaygoety

From Latin goetia, from Ancient Greek γοητεία (goēteía, “witchcraft”), from γόης (góēs, “sorceror”).

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