magico-religious

adjective

mag·​i·​co-religious

¦majə̇ˌkō+

: of, belonging to, or having the character of a body of magical practices intended to cause a supernatural being to produce or prevent a specific result (as an increase of the crops)

Word History

Etymology

magic entry 2 + -o- + religious

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