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Sorcery vs Superstition - What's the difference?

sorcery | superstition |

As nouns the difference between sorcery and superstition

is that sorcery is magical power; the use of witchcraft or magic arts while superstition is a belief, not based on human reason or scientific knowledge, that future events may be influenced by one's behaviour in some magical or mystical way.

sorcery

English

Noun

(sorceries)
  • Magical power; the use of witchcraft or magic arts.

    • Synonyms

    * black magic * magic * witchcraft

    Related terms

    * sorcerer

    See also

    *

    superstition

    English

    (wikipedia superstition)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A belief, not based on human reason or scientific knowledge, that future events may be influenced by one's behaviour in some magical or mystical way.

    • Related terms

    * superstitious