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Definition of Grimoire
1. Noun. A manual of black magic (for invoking spirits and demons).
Definition of Grimoire
1. Noun. A book of instructions in the use of magic or alchemy, especially summoning demons. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Grimoire
1. a book of magical lore [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Grimoire
Literary usage of Grimoire
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. La clef des grands mystères: suivant Hénoch, Abraham, Hermès Trismégiste, et by Eliphas Lévi, Alphonse Louis Constant (1861)
"... grimoire DES BERGERS. Et pour tous les bons cœurs joyeux, Enfants du royaume
des cieux. Dieu les exauce sans nul doute, Et Notre Dame les écoute. ..."
2. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1858)
"The name grimoire seems to be a corruption of the title of the analogous Italian
... M. îs'isard gives a full analysis of the contents of this grimoire. ..."
3. The Gentleman's Magazine (1835)
"The following shows the danger of meddling with the grimoire, or magical book,
which placed the fiends under the control of its possessor, if he knew well ..."
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