ROGET'S THESAURUS OF ENGLISH WORDS AND PHRASES ...

Adj. magic, magical; mystic, weird, cabalistic, talismanic, phylacteric † , incantatory;
charmed &c v.; Circean, odylic † , voodoo.
993. Spell -- N. spell, charm, incantation, exorcism, weird, cabala † , exsufflation † ,
cantrap † , runes, abracadabra, open sesame, countercharm † , Ephesian letters, bell book and
candle, Mumbo Jumbo, evil eye, fee-faw-fum.
talisman, amulet, periapt † , telesm † , phylactery, philter; fetich, fetish; agnus Dei [Lat.],
lamb of God; furcula † , madstone † ; mascot, mascotte † ; merrythought † ; Om, Aum † ; scarab,
scarabaeus † ; sudarium † , triskelion, veronica, wishbone; swastika, fylfot † , gammadion † .
wand, caduceus, rod, divining rod, lamp of Aladdin † ; wishing-cap, Fortunatus's cap.
994. Sorcerer -- N. sorcerer, magician; thaumaturgist † , theurgist; conjuror, necromancer,
seer, wizard, witch; hoodoo, voodoo; fairy &c 980; lamia † , hag.
warlock, charmer, exorcist, mage † ; cunning man, medicine man; Shaman, figure
flinger, ecstatica † ; medium, clairvoyant, fortune teller; mesmerist; deus ex machina
[Lat.]; soothsayer &c 513.
Katerfelto, Cagliostro, Mesmer, Rosicrucian; Circe, siren, weird sisters.
5. RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS
995. Churchdom -- N. church, churchdom; ministry, apostleship † , priesthood, prelacy,
hierarch † , church government, christendom, pale of the church.
clericalism, sacerdotalism † , episcopalianism, ultramontanism † ; theocracy;
ecclesiology † , ecclesiologist † ; priestcraft † , odium theologicum [Lat.].
monachism † , monachy † ; monasticism, monkhood † .
[Ecclesiastical offices and dignities] pontificate, primacy, archbishopric † ,
archiepiscopacy † ; prelacy; bishopric, bishopdom † ; episcopate, episcopacy; see, diocese;
deanery, stall; canonry, canonicate † ; prebend, prebendaryship † ; benefice, incumbency,
glebe, advowson † , living, cure; rectorship † ; vicariate, vicarship; deaconry † , deaconship † ;
curacy; chaplain, chaplaincy, chaplainship; cardinalate, cardinalship † ; abbacy, presbytery.
holy orders, ordination, institution, consecration, induction, reading in, preferment,
translation, presentation.
popedom † ; the Vatican, the apostolic see; religious sects &c 984.
council &c 696; conclave, convocation, synod, consistory, chapter, vestry; sanhedrim,
conge d'elire [Fr.]; ecclesiastical courts, consistorial court, court of Arches.
V. call, ordain, induct, prefer, translate, consecrate, present.
take orders, take the tonsure, take the veil, take vows.
Adj. ecclesiastical, ecclesiological † ; clerical, sacerdotal, priestly, prelatical, pastoral,
ministerial, capitular † , theocratic; hierarchical, archiepiscopal; episcopal, episcopalian;
canonical; monastic, monachal † ; monkish; abbatial † , abbatical † ; Anglican † ; pontifical,
papal, apostolic, Roman, Popish; ultramontane, priest-ridden.
996. Clergy -- N. clergy, clericals, ministry, priesthood, presbytery, the cloth, the desk.
clergyman, divine, ecclesiastic, churchman, priest, presbyter, hierophant † , pastor,
shepherd, minister; father, father in Christ; padre, abbe, cure; patriarch; reverend; black
coat; confessor.