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Definitions for warlock
ˈwɔrˌlɒkwar·lock
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Princeton's WordNet
warlocknoun
a male witch or demon
Wiktionary
warlocknoun
The male equivalent of witch.
warlocknoun
A traitor or oath-breaker.
warlocknoun
The Devil, Satan; a demon.
warlocknoun
(originally Scotland and Northern UK) A man in league with the Devil; a male magic-user, a wizard.
Etymology: From wærloga, from wær (from wēr-; compare veritable) + loga, from leogan (> English lie); the ending in -ock is from Scottish & Northern English.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Warlock, Warlucknoun
A male witch; a wizzard. Warluck in Scotland is applied to a man whom the vulgar suppose to be conversant with spirits, as a woman who carries on the same commerce is called a witch: he is supposed to have the invulnerable quality which John Dryden mentions, who did not understand the word.
Etymology: vardlookr, Islandick, a charm; werlog , Saxon, an evil spirit.
He was no warluck, as the Scots commonly call such men, who they say are iron free or lead free. Dryden.
Wikipedia
Warlock
A warlock is a male practitioner of witchcraft.
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warlock
A warlock is generally defined as a male practitioner of witchcraft, often associated with magic and the occult in folklore and popular culture. The term is often used in contrast with "witch," which is traditionally associated with female practitioners of magic. However, the precise definition and cultural associations can vary based on historical and regional contexts.
Webster Dictionary
Warlocknoun
a male witch; a wizard; a sprite; an imp
Warlockadjective
of or pertaining to a warlock or warlock; impish
Etymology: [OE. warloghe a deceiver, a name or the Devil, AS. wrloga a belier or breaker of his agreement, word, or pledge; wr covenant, troth (aki to L. verus true; see Very) + loga a liar (in comp.), legan to lie. See 3d Lie.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Warlock
wawr′lok, n. a sorcerer, a wizard.—n. War′lockry, sorcery. [A.S. wǽrloga, a breaker of an agreement—wǽr, a compact, leógan, to lie.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of warlock in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
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The numerical value of warlock in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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- مشعوذArabic
- вядзьма́р, вядзьма́к, чарадзе́й, чараўні́к, магBelarusian
- bruixotCatalan, Valencian
- černokněžník, čarodějCzech
- warlockDanish
- Hexenmeister, HexerGerman
- sorĉistoEsperanto
- brujoSpanish
- قفل جنگیPersian
- velhoFinnish
- sorcier, démonisteFrench
- warlockIrish
- varázslóHungarian
- ahli sihirIndonesian
- stregoneItalian
- 魔術師, 魔法使い, 魔男Japanese
- magus, fascinator, veneficus, fascinansLatin
- tohunga ruānuku, ruānukuMāori
- ве́штерMacedonian
- heksenmeesterDutch
- warlockNorwegian
- czarownik, czarnoksiężnikPolish
- bruxo, mago, feiticeiroPortuguese
- vrăjitorRomanian
- колду́н, чернокни́жник, маг, волше́бникRussian
- brùsciu, majarzuSardinian
- černokňažník, bosorák, strigôňSlovak
- čarovnikSlovene
- trollkarlSwedish
- falcıTurkish
- чорнокни́жник, чаклу́н, маг, чарнакні́жнік, чарівни́кUkrainian
- וואַרלאָקקYiddish
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