Sorcerer
Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863)
[Divination]
See also: divination
Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
From the Latin sortiarius, one who casts lots, or one who tells the lot of others. (See DIVINATION.)
In Dan. 2:2 it is the rendering of the Hebrew mekhashphim, i.e., mutterers, men who professed to have power with evil spirits. The practice of sorcery exposed to severest punishment (Mal. 3:5; Rev. 21:8; 22:15).
See also: divination
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