grimoire

English

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Pronunciation

• enPR: grĭmʹwä(r)ʹ, IPA: /ˈɡrɪmˌwɑː(r)/
• Rhymes: -ɪmwɑː(r)

Etymology

From Old French grammaire, from Ancient Greek γραμματικός (grammatikos, “knowing how to read and write”). See also grammar, glamour.

Noun

grimoire (plural grimoires)

1. A book of instructions in the use of magic or alchemy, especially summoning demons.

Translations

book of instructions in the use of magic

Czech: grimoár (cs) Finnish: taikakirja (fi), loitsukirja (fi) French: grimoire (fr) m. German: Grimoire (de), Zauberbuch (de) Italian: grimorio (it)

Japanese: グリモワール (ja) (gurimowāru) Lithuanian: grimuaras (lt) Portuguese: grimório (pt) Slovene: knjiga urokov (sl) f. Spanish: grimorio (es)

See also

• bestiary
• Necronomicon
• gramarye

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French

Noun

grimoire f. (plural grimoires)

1. grimoire