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adverbdeosil (not comparable)
- alternativenot comparableWiccaAlternative spelling of deasil.
I smiled; I bent them to my will; / I set them dancing deosil
1907, Aleister Crowley, “Stone of the Philosophers Which Is Hidden in the Mountain of Abiegnus”, in Konx Om Pax, page 761 more example
Before people started arriving, I began the day as I always did: by sprinkling saltwater widdershins—counterclockwise—around the perimeter of my shop, then smudging deosil—clockwise—with a sage bundle.
2012, Juliet Blackwell, In a Witch's Wardrobe: A Witchcraft Mystery, New York, NY: New American Library, →ISBN, page 32
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deosil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deosil
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“deosil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deosil. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deosil,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deosil.
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