Sorceress

Sorceress

A sorceress is a woman who practices sorcery, the female counterpart to a sorcerer. This word is a synonym for witch. There are several kinds:

* A Venefica sorceress was a Roman woman who used drugs, potions, and poison
* In fiction and myth, a sorceress is a kind of female magician.

Fictional characters

* Silver Sorceress, a DC Comics character
* Sorceress, a character from the "Spyro the Dragon" series.
* Sorceress of Castle Grayskull, a fictional character from the toy line and Filmation cartoon series "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe".
* Polgara the Sorceress, a fictional character in the David Eddings book series "The Belgariad" and "The Malloreon".
* Sorceress, a fictional class of people in "The Sword of Truth" series by Terry Goodkind.
* Edea, Adel, Ultimecia and Rinoa Heartilly from the PlayStation game "Final Fantasy VIII".
* Lina Inverse, from the anime series Slayers.
* Sorceress, a playable character class from Diablo II
* Many version of the Sorceress class can been seen in many Role Playing Game (RPG) style games.

Other

* The Beck-Mahoney Sorceress, the winningest racing biplane in history


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  • Sorceress — Sor cer*ess, n. A female sorcerer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sorceress — late 14c., from Anglo Fr. sorceresse, from sorcer (see SORCERER (Cf. sorcerer)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • sorceress — [sôr′sər əs] n. a woman who practices sorcery; witch …   English World dictionary

  • sorceress — UK [ˈsɔː(r)səres] / US [ˈsɔrs(ə)rəs] noun [countable] Word forms sorceress : singular sorceress plural sorceresses a woman who uses evil spirits to do magic in stories …   English dictionary

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  • sorceress — [[t]sɔ͟ː(r)sərɪs[/t]] sorceresses N COUNT In fairy stories, a sorceress is a woman who performs magic by using the power of evil spirits. Syn: witch …   English dictionary

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  • Sorceress Iris — Iris is a secondary entity in the Xanth Universe, but a very important one. She is said to have a wonderfully deviously mind full of intellegence. She is married to Magician Trent. Talent BreakdownIris s Illusions appeal to all five senses. She… …   Wikipedia

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  • Sorceress Irene — Irene is the co star of Castle Roogna and Centaur Aisle of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony. She is the Queen of Xanth for most of the series. She is Magician Trent and Sorceress Iris s daughter and Magician Dor s wife. Talent BreakdownIrene can …   Wikipedia

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