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sorcery

Meaning of “sorcery”

The practice of forbidden magical arts or enchantment.

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First occurrence: Acts 8:9

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Acts 8:9
But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 8:9 · retained source text

But there was a certaine man called Simon, which before time in the same citie vsed sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giuing out that himselfe was some great one.

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