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Descriptor English: Witchcraft
Descriptor Spanish: Hechicería
Descriptor hechicería
Entry term(s) brujería
Scope note: Acto de empleo de brujería (uso del poder ganado con la asistencia o control de los espíritus), especialmente con intenciones malévolas, y el ejercicio de poderes sobrenaturales y pretendida comunicación con el diablo o con un familiar. (Webster, 3d ed)
Descriptor Portuguese: Bruxaria
Descriptor French: Sorcellerie
Entry term(s): Sorceries
Sorcery
Tree number(s): E02.190.901.968
I01.076.201.450.897.439.925
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018599
Scope note: An act of employing sorcery (the use of power gained from the assistance or control of spirits), especially with malevolent intent, and the exercise of supernatural powers and alleged intercourse with the devil or a familiar. (From Webster, 3d ed)
Annotation: IM; MAGIC is also available
Allowable Qualifiers: HI history
PX psychology
Previous Indexing: Magic (1966-1994)
Public MeSH Note: 95
History Note: 95
DeCS ID: 31970
Unique ID: D018599
NLM Classification: WZ 309
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Date Established: 1995/01/01
Date of Entry: 1994/04/19
Revision Date: 2001/07/25
Witchcraft - Preferred
Concept UI M0027880
Scope note An act of employing sorcery (the use of power gained from the assistance or control of spirits), especially with malevolent intent, and the exercise of supernatural powers and alleged intercourse with the devil or a familiar. (From Webster, 3d ed)
Preferred term Witchcraft
Sorcery - Narrower
Concept UI M0027879
Preferred term Sorcery
Entry term(s) Sorceries



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