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== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_64172" /> ==
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_64172" /> ==
<p> WIZARD, n. from wise. A conjurer an enchanter a sorcerer. &nbsp;Leviticus 20 . </p> <p> The wily wizard must be caught. </p> <p> WIZARD, a. </p> 1. Enchanting charming. 2. Haunted by wizards.
<p> [[Wizard]] n. from wise. A conjurer an enchanter a sorcerer. &nbsp;Leviticus 20 . </p> <p> The wily wizard must be caught. </p> <p> WIZARD, a. </p> 1. Enchanting charming. 2. Haunted by wizards.
          
          
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_75479" /> ==
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_75479" /> ==
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== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_54749" /> ==
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_54749" /> ==
<p> <strong> [[Wizard]] </strong> . See <strong> Magic [[Divination]] and [[Sorcery]] </strong> . </p>
<p> <strong> WIZARD </strong> . See <strong> Magic [[Divination]] and [[Sorcery]] </strong> . </p>
          
          
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_44594" /> ==
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_44594" /> ==
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_65964" /> ==
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_65964" /> ==
<p> (יַדְּעֹנַי '',Yidde'Onl, A Knowing'' one), a term applied both to the sorcerer (&nbsp;Leviticus 19:31; Leviticus 20, 6; &nbsp;Deuteronomy 18:11; &nbsp;1 Samuel 28:3; &nbsp;1 Samuel 28:9) and the spirit by which he conjures (&nbsp;Leviticus 20:27). (See [[Magic]]). </p> <p> The word means literally a person pretending to be wise, but the term is usually employed as the masculine corresponding to witch. In the history of witchcraft, the accusations against men as compared with those against women were as one to one hundred. (See Divination). </p>
<p> ( '''''יַדְּעֹנַי''''' '',Yidde'Onl, A Knowing'' one), a term applied both to the sorcerer (&nbsp;Leviticus 19:31; Leviticus 20, 6; &nbsp;Deuteronomy 18:11; &nbsp;1 Samuel 28:3; &nbsp;1 Samuel 28:9) and the spirit by which he conjures (&nbsp;Leviticus 20:27). (See [[Magic]]). </p> <p> The word means literally a person pretending to be wise, but the term is usually employed as the masculine corresponding to witch. In the history of witchcraft, the accusations against men as compared with those against women were as one to one hundred. (See Divination). </p>
          
          
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_9453" /> ==
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_9453" /> ==

Latest revision as of 08:28, 15 October 2021

Webster's Dictionary [1]

(1): ( n.) One devoted to the black art; a magician; a conjurer; a sorcerer; an enchanter.

(2): ( n.) A wise man; a sage.

(3): ( a.) Enchanting; charming.

(4): ( a.) Haunted by wizards.

Easton's Bible Dictionary [2]

 Leviticus 19:31 20:6,27 1 Samuel 28:3 Isaiah 8:19 19:3

King James Dictionary [3]

Wizard n. from wise. A conjurer an enchanter a sorcerer.  Leviticus 20 .

The wily wizard must be caught.

WIZARD, a.

1. Enchanting charming. 2. Haunted by wizards.

Smith's Bible Dictionary [4]

Wizard. See Divination; Magic .

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [5]

WIZARD . See Magic Divination and Sorcery .

Holman Bible Dictionary [6]

Medium

Morrish Bible Dictionary [7]

See DIVINATION.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [8]

( יַדְּעֹנַי ,Yidde'Onl, A Knowing one), a term applied both to the sorcerer ( Leviticus 19:31; Leviticus 20, 6;  Deuteronomy 18:11;  1 Samuel 28:3;  1 Samuel 28:9) and the spirit by which he conjures ( Leviticus 20:27). (See Magic).

The word means literally a person pretending to be wise, but the term is usually employed as the masculine corresponding to witch. In the history of witchcraft, the accusations against men as compared with those against women were as one to one hundred. (See Divination).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [9]

wiz´ard . See Astrology , 1; Divination; Familiar Spirit; Magic; Witch , Witchcraft .

Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature [10]

[DIVINATION]

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