grimoire

[ greem-wahr ]

noun
  1. a manual of magic or witchcraft used by witches and sorcerers.

Origin of grimoire

1
First recorded in 1850–60; from French, alteration of grammaire “grammar,” from Old French gramaire; see grammar

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grimoire

/ (ɡriːmˈwɑː) /


noun
  1. a textbook of sorcery and magic

Origin of grimoire

1
C19: from French, altered from grammaire grammar; compare glamour

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