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1. abracadabra, n. and int. View full entry 1565
...An instance or utterance of the magical word ‘abracadabra’, supposed to act as a charm against illness, evil, etc., or (in later use esp.) to assist in the performance of magic; a...
2. abraxas, n. View full entry 1713
...An instance or utterance of the magical word ‘abraxas’, supposed (esp. in Gnosticism) to act as a charm; a gem, amulet, etc., inscribed with this word or other cabbalistic signs. Cf. ...
3. absent, adj. and n. View full entry a1382
...Not present in a place or at an occasion; away. Freq. in predicative use....
4. adder, n.1 View full entry eOE
...In generic sense: a snake, a serpent, esp. with reference to the serpent as a manifestation of the devil in the biblical account of the Fall in the Garden of Eden; (hence,...
5. adept, n. View full entry 1673
...Originally: a person who has attained knowledge of the secrets of alchemy, magic, and the occult, (now esp.) an initiate into the secrets of a particular hermetic order or occult...
6. adeptical, adj. View full entry 1662
...Of or relating to the work of adepts (adept1), esp. alchemists....
7. adeptist, n. View full entry 1662
...A person who has attained knowledge of the secrets of alchemy, magic, and the occult, esp. a skilled alchemist. Cf. adept1, adeptus...
8. adeptship, n. View full entry 1816
...The condition or status of an adept, esp. an expert in magical or occult practices; the fact of being very skilled or proficient at something....
9. aetites, n. View full entry a1500
...A hollow nodule or pebble of hydrated iron oxide containing a loose kernel that makes a noise when rattled, formerly regarded as having medicinal and magical properties; the eagle stone; = ...
10. afflict, v. View full entry a1393
...trans....
11. afflicted, adj. and n. View full entry 1534
...Grievously distressed, tormented; troubled; oppressed, downtrodden. Also: suggestive of or characterized by affliction....
12. afflicting, adj. View full entry 1573
...Grievously painful, distressing. Also (Astrol.) of a planet: harmful, malefic (cf. afflict4)....
13. affliction, n. View full entry c1330
...The action or an act of inflicting pain, freq. as part of religious discipline; spec. self-mortification; an instance of this. In later use esp. in affliction of self (...
14. agent, n.1 and adj. View full entry a1500
...A person who or thing which acts upon someone or something; one who or that which exerts power; the doer of an action. Sometimes contrasted with the patient (instrument...
15. ague, n. View full entry c1325
...An acute or high fever; disease, or a disease, characterized by such fever, esp. when recurring periodically, spec. malaria. Also: a malarial paroxysm, or (esp. in later use) the initial...
16. air, n.1 View full entry ?c1225
...An atmosphere contaminated by noxious fumes, vapours, etc.; such contaminating fumes themselves; miasma. Now only (with qualifying adjective) merged in sense 2a....
17. Aladdin, n. View full entry 1777
...(in the story of Aladdin in the Arabian Nights) a magic lamp which when rubbed released a genie sworn to obey the lamp's holder; chiefly in similative and figurative contexts;...
18. Aladdinize, v. View full entry 1848
...trans. To transport or transform as if by magic....
19. alchemy, n. and adj. View full entry c1390
...The branch of study and practical craft in the medieval and early renaissance period concerned with the nature and transformation of physical substances, esp. the transmutation of baser metals into gold; the...
20. alfridary, n. View full entry 1615
...A period of time during which a number of celestial objects each exercise their influence over a person in a specific order and for a limited duration; the particular celestial object exercising...
