prophétie

From Latin prophētīa, from Ancient Greek προφητεία (prophēteía, “prophecy”).


grimoire

→ Catalan: grimori

→ English: grimoire

→ Italian: grimorio

→ Portuguese: grimório

→ Spanish: grimorio

A variant of grammaire, from Old French gramaire (“grammar; grimoire; conjurer, magician”), from Latin grammatica (“grammar; philology”), from grammaticus (“relating to grammar, grammatical”), from Ancient Greek γρᾰμμᾰτῐκός (grammatikós, “knowing one's letters; concerned with textual criticism”), from γράμμα (grámma, “that which is drawn or written; letter; book, writing”) + -ῐκός (-ikós, suffix added to noun stems to form adjectives). γράμμα is derived from γρᾰ́φω (gráphō, “to cut into, scratch; to draw, paint; to write”, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- (“to carve”)) + -μᾰ (-ma, suffix added to verbal stems forming neuter nouns denoting the result of, a particular instance of, or the object of an action).

af

ultimately from Proto-Indo-European <i class="Latn mention" lang="ine-pro">*gerbʰ-</i> (“to carve”)


augure

Borrowed from Latin augurium. Doublet of heur.


Scorpion

(astrology) the celestial constellation Scorpio


Vierge

From vierge (“virgin”), from Latin virgō.

(astronomy) the stellar constellation Virgo


zodiacal

fr-adj

zodiacal (feminine zodiacale, masculine plural zodiacaux, feminine plural zodiacales)

zodiacale (feminine)
zodiacaux (masculine plural)
zodiacales (feminine plural)


ascendant

PIE word
 *h₂éd
From Old French ascendant, borrowed from Latin ascendentem, the accusative singular of ascendēns (“ascending, rising”), the present participle of ascendō, adscendō (“to climb up, go up, move upwards; to rise; to spring up”), from ad- (prefix meaning ‘(up) to’) + scandō (“to ascend, climb, mount; to clamber”) (from Proto-Indo-European *skend- (“to climb, scale; to dart; to jump; to scan (poetry)”)).


sorcière

fr-noun

sorcière f (plural sorcières, masculine sorcier)


païen

fr-adj

païen (feminine païenne, masculine plural païens, feminine plural païennes)

païenne (feminine)
païens (masculine plural)
païennes (feminine plural)

Inherited from Old French pagien, païen, from Latin pāgānus (“rural, rustic; pagan”), from pāgus (“countryside”).


païen

fr-noun

païen m (plural païens, feminine païenne)


sortilège

Inherited from Old French, from Medieval Latin sortilegium, from Latin sortilegus (“sorcerer, diviner”), from sors (“sort”) + legere (“choose”).

Amour de collège, comment ai-je pu oublier tes sortilèges ?

1963, Serge Gainsbourg, Amour sans amour

College sweetheart, how could I forget your spells?


philtre

Borrowed from Latin philtrum, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek φίλτρον (phíltron). Unrelated to filtre.

Dans quel philtre, dans quel vin, dans quelle tisane, / Noierons-nous ce vieil ennemi, / Destructeur et gourmand comme la courtisane, / Patient comme la fourmi?

1857, Charles Baudelaire, “L'Irréparable”, in John Collings Squire, transl., Les Fleurs du mal

What wine, what drug, what philtre known of man / Will drown this ancient foe, / Ruthless and ravenous as a courtesan, / Sure as an ant, and slow?

philter (a kind of potion, charm, or drug intended to make the drinker fall in love with the giver)


Poissons

the plural of poisson (“fish”), from Latin piscis (plural pisces, hence Pisces); the municipality (and hence the canton) may have an entirely different (Latin? Celtic?) origin, possibly aligned by popular etymology

(astronomy) the constellation Pisces 'the Fishes'

(astrology) the zodiac sign Pisces, after the above


hydromancie

From Middle French hydromancie, from Old French hydromancie, from Late Latin hydromantīa, from Ancient Greek ὑδρομαντεία (hudromanteía), compound of ὑδρο- (hudro-, “hydro-, water”) + μαντεία (manteía, “divination”).


nécromancie

Composed by nécro- + -mancie, from Latin necromantia, from νεκρομαντεία (nekromanteía).

necromancy (divination involving the dead)


sorcier

fr-noun

sorcier m (plural sorciers, feminine sorcière)

Inherited from Old French sorcier, from Early Medieval Latin sortiārius, derived from Latin sortem.


Gémeaux

From the plural of gémeau, a dialectal variant of jumeau (from Old French gemel), from Latin gemellus (“twin”).


zodiaque

zodiac (collectively, the signs of the zodiac)


spiritualiste

spiritualiste m or f by sense (plural spiritualistes)


Verseau

From verseau (an uncovered column's watershedding tilted upperside), from verser 'to pour, shed' + eau 'water'.

(astronomy) the stellar constellation Aquarius


jovien

fr-adj

jovien (feminine jovienne, masculine plural joviens, feminine plural joviennes)

jovienne (feminine)
joviens (masculine plural)
joviennes (feminine plural)


thème

Learned borrowing from Latin thema, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek θέμα (théma).

thème astral

thème céleste


prophète

fr-noun

prophète m (plural prophètes, feminine prophétesse)

prophètes (plural)
prophétesse (feminine)

→ Romanian: profet

Inherited from Old French prophete, from Latin prophēta, from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs, “one who speaks for a god”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + φημί (phēmí, “to tell”).

der

Pour l'historien des religions, le prophète fait partie, avec le roi, le sorcier ou le prêtre, de ceux qui ont reçu le « mana », c'est-à-dire la puissance (...) certains traits de son activité l'apparentent aux devins, aux magiciens, aux derviches, aux chamanes, etc. (Encyclopédie universelle, t.13 1972)

prophet (one who speaks by divine inspiration)


paganisme

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin pāgānismus. See païen and -isme.

bor+

paganism (local religions practiced before the introduction of Christianity)


présage

Learned borrowing from Latin praesāgium.

Near-synonym: augure


ensorceler

ensorceler (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
ensorcelant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
ensorcelé (participle past)
ensorcèle (first-person indicative present singular)
ensorcèles (indicative present second-person singular)
ensorcèle (indicative present singular third-person)
ensorcelons (first-person indicative plural present)
ensorcelez (indicative plural present second-person)
ensorcèlent (indicative plural present third-person)
ensorcelais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
ensorcelais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
ensorcelait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
ensorcelions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
ensorceliez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
ensorcelaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
ensorcelai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
ensorcelas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
ensorcela (historic indicative past singular third-person)
ensorcelâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
ensorcelâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
ensorcelèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
ensorcèlerai (first-person future indicative singular)
ensorcèleras (future indicative second-person singular)
ensorcèlera (future indicative singular third-person)
ensorcèlerons (first-person future indicative plural)
ensorcèlerez (future indicative plural second-person)
ensorcèleront (future indicative plural third-person)
ensorcèlerais (conditional first-person singular)
ensorcèlerais (conditional second-person singular)
ensorcèlerait (conditional singular third-person)
ensorcèlerions (conditional first-person plural)
ensorcèlerions (conditional first-person plural)
ensorcèleriez (conditional plural second-person)
ensorcèleriez (conditional plural second-person)
ensorcèleraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
ensorcèle (first-person present singular subjunctive)
ensorcèles (present second-person singular subjunctive)
ensorcèle (present singular subjunctive third-person)
ensorcelions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
ensorceliez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
ensorcèlent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
ensorcelasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
ensorcelasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
ensorcelât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
ensorcelassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
ensorcelassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
ensorcelassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
ensorcèle (imperative second-person singular)
ensorcelons (first-person imperative plural)
ensorcelez (imperative plural second-person)

From en- + sorcier (“sorcerer”) + -er, with dissimilation.


diseuse de bonne aventure

fr-noun

diseuse de bonne aventure f (plural diseuses de bonne aventure)

LL-Q150 (fra)-Arthur Crbz-diseuse de bonne aventure.wav

fortune-teller (one who predicts the future)


Chiron

(astronomy, astrology) Chiron, a centaur (minor planet) and asteroid-like/comet-like object, orbiting between Saturn and Uranus


médium

→ Turkish: medyum

Borrowed from Latin medium. The sense of "person who contacts the dead" is probably a semantic loan from English medium. Doublet of mi-.

(spiritualism, parapsychology) medium (a person who contacts the dead)


ensorcellement

ensorcellement m (plural ensorcellements)

From ensorceler (“to enchant; to bewitch”) + -ment.


sorcellerie

By dissimilation from Old French sorcererie (whence also the haplological form sorcerie), from sorcier + -erie.


astrologue

fr-noun

astrologue m or f by sense (plural astrologues)

→ English: astrologue

→ Romanian: astrolog

→ Turkish: astrolog


boule de cristal

boule de cristal f (plural boules de cristal)


enchanteur

enchanteur m (plural enchanteurs, feminine enchanteresse)

enchanteurs (plural)
enchanteresse (feminine)

/ɑ̃.ʃɑ̃.tœʁ/


désenchantement

désenchantement m (plural désenchantements)

From dés- + enchantement (“enchantment”) or from désenchanter (“to disenchant”) + -ment.


pythonisse

a witch (etc) who makes predictions; pythoness


homme-médecine

homme-médecine m (plural hommes-médecine, feminine femme-médecine)

hommes-médecine (plural)
femme-médecine (feminine)


prophétie autoréalisatrice

prophétie autoréalisatrice f (plural prophéties autoréalisatrices)

Calque of English self-fulfilling prophecy.

clq

self-fulfilling prophecy
self-fulfilling prophecy


désensorcellement

fr-noun

désensorcellement m (plural désensorcellements)

From désensorceler (“to unbewitch”) + -ment.


désensorceler

désensorceler (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
désensorcelant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
désensorcelé (participle past)
désensorcelle (first-person indicative present singular)
désensorcèle (first-person indicative present singular)
désensorcelles (indicative present second-person singular)
désensorcèles (indicative present second-person singular)
désensorcelle (indicative present singular third-person)
désensorcèle (indicative present singular third-person)
désensorcelons (first-person indicative plural present)
désensorcelez (indicative plural present second-person)
désensorcellent (indicative plural present third-person)
désensorcèlent (indicative plural present third-person)
désensorcelais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
désensorcelais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
désensorcelait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
désensorcelions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
désensorceliez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
désensorcelaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
désensorcelai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
désensorcelas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
désensorcela (historic indicative past singular third-person)
désensorcelâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
désensorcelâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
désensorcelèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
désensorcellerai (first-person future indicative singular)
désensorcèlerai (first-person future indicative singular)
désensorcelleras (future indicative second-person singular)
désensorcèleras (future indicative second-person singular)
désensorcellera (future indicative singular third-person)
désensorcèlera (future indicative singular third-person)
désensorcellerons (first-person future indicative plural)
désensorcèlerons (first-person future indicative plural)
désensorcellerez (future indicative plural second-person)
désensorcèlerez (future indicative plural second-person)
désensorcelleront (future indicative plural third-person)
désensorcèleront (future indicative plural third-person)
désensorcellerais (conditional first-person singular)
désensorcèlerais (conditional first-person singular)
désensorcellerais (conditional second-person singular)
désensorcèlerais (conditional second-person singular)
désensorcellerait (conditional singular third-person)
désensorcèlerait (conditional singular third-person)
désensorcellerions (conditional first-person plural)
désensorcèlerions (conditional first-person plural)
désensorcelleriez (conditional plural second-person)
désensorcèleriez (conditional plural second-person)
désensorcelleraient (conditional plural third-person)
désensorcèleraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
désensorcelle (first-person present singular subjunctive)
désensorcèle (first-person present singular subjunctive)
désensorcelles (present second-person singular subjunctive)
désensorcèles (present second-person singular subjunctive)
désensorcelle (present singular subjunctive third-person)
désensorcèle (present singular subjunctive third-person)
désensorcelions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
désensorceliez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
désensorcellent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
désensorcèlent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
désensorcelasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
désensorcelasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
désensorcelât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
désensorcelassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
désensorcelassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
désensorcelassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
désensorcelle (imperative second-person singular)
désensorcèle (imperative second-person singular)
désensorcelons (first-person imperative plural)
désensorcelez (imperative plural second-person)


oiseau de mauvais augure

oiseau de mauvais augure m (plural oiseaux de mauvais augure)

LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-oiseau de mauvais augure.wav


magie noire

magie noire f (usually uncountable, plural magies noires)


magie blanche

magie blanche f (usually uncountable, plural magies blanches)


désorceler

désorceler (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
désorcelant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
désorcelé (participle past)
désorcelle (first-person indicative present singular)
désorcèle (first-person indicative present singular)
désorcelles (indicative present second-person singular)
désorcèles (indicative present second-person singular)
désorcelle (indicative present singular third-person)
désorcèle (indicative present singular third-person)
désorcelons (first-person indicative plural present)
désorcelez (indicative plural present second-person)
désorcellent (indicative plural present third-person)
désorcèlent (indicative plural present third-person)
désorcelais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
désorcelais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
désorcelait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
désorcelions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
désorceliez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
désorcelaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
désorcelai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
désorcelas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
désorcela (historic indicative past singular third-person)
désorcelâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
désorcelâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
désorcelèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
désorcellerai (first-person future indicative singular)
désorcèlerai (first-person future indicative singular)
désorcelleras (future indicative second-person singular)
désorcèleras (future indicative second-person singular)
désorcellera (future indicative singular third-person)
désorcèlera (future indicative singular third-person)
désorcellerons (first-person future indicative plural)
désorcèlerons (first-person future indicative plural)
désorcellerez (future indicative plural second-person)
désorcèlerez (future indicative plural second-person)
désorcelleront (future indicative plural third-person)
désorcèleront (future indicative plural third-person)
désorcellerais (conditional first-person singular)
désorcèlerais (conditional first-person singular)
désorcellerais (conditional second-person singular)
désorcèlerais (conditional second-person singular)
désorcellerait (conditional singular third-person)
désorcèlerait (conditional singular third-person)
désorcellerions (conditional first-person plural)
désorcèlerions (conditional first-person plural)
désorcelleriez (conditional plural second-person)
désorcèleriez (conditional plural second-person)
désorcelleraient (conditional plural third-person)
désorcèleraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
désorcelle (first-person present singular subjunctive)
désorcèle (first-person present singular subjunctive)
désorcelles (present second-person singular subjunctive)
désorcèles (present second-person singular subjunctive)
désorcelle (present singular subjunctive third-person)
désorcèle (present singular subjunctive third-person)
désorcelions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
désorceliez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
désorcellent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
désorcèlent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
désorcelasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
désorcelasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
désorcelât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
désorcelassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
désorcelassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
désorcelassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
désorcelle (imperative second-person singular)
désorcèle (imperative second-person singular)
désorcelons (first-person imperative plural)
désorcelez (imperative plural second-person)


ligne de vie

LL-Q150 (fra)-T. Le Berre-ligne de vie.wav

(palmistry) lifeline, line of life (line on the palm of the hand, curving about the base of the thumb, supposed to indicate, by its form or position, the length of a person's life)


thème céleste

thème céleste m (plural thèmes célestes)

(astrology) Synonym of thème astral (“astrological chart”)