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sorcery vs witchcraft

witchcraft vs sorcery

sorcery and witchcraft both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sorcery Yes No No No
witchcraft Yes No No No
As nouns, witchcraft is a hyponym of sorcery; that is, witchcraft is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sorcery:
  • sorcery: the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world
  • witchcraft: the art of sorcery
Other hyponyms of sorcery include witchery, bewitchment, enchantment, demonism, diabolism, Satanism, obiism.
sorcery (noun) witchcraft (noun)
the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world the art of sorcery
Difference between sorcery and witchcraft

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