goetia

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Latin

Etymology

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

Noun

goētīa f

magic, sorcery, witchcraft

Usage notes

Goetia typically refers to black magic, demonic magic, or necromancy, in contrast to theurgia (theurgy) or magia naturalis (natural magic).

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	goētīa	goētīae
genitive	goētīae	goētīārum
dative	goētīae	goētīīs
accusative	goētīam	goētīās
ablative	goētīā	goētīīs
vocative	goētīa	goētīae

Descendants

Catalan: goècia
French: goétie
→ English: goety

References

goetia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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