diablerie

noun

dē-ˈä-blə-(ˌ)rē How to pronounce diablerie (audio)
Definition of diablerienext
1
as in mischief
playful, reckless behavior that is not intended to cause serious harm the boy, who was once filled with diablerie, grew up to be a staid and rather dull man

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2
as in sorcery
the power to control natural forces through supernatural means since the common folk had an unshakable belief in a personal devil, a charge of diablerie was taken seriously

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  1. mischief
  2. sorcery
  3. witchcraft
  4. magic
  5. wickedness
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  • Date: October 25 to 27 Rooms from $713 Photo : Courtesy of the Tampa EDITION The Tampa Edition Head to Club Noir at the Tampa Edition for a night of mischief, mystery, and delicious dining.
    Meredith Lepore, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Bryan Ferry has been making mischief for more than 50 years, on the margins of the rock world.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of mischief
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  • Sam uses her sorcery to help advance her husband’s career and for chores around the house.
    Lisa Stardust, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
  • The lack of weight here helps enormously, of course—and this is the sorcery behind how the Spring manages 140 miles per charge on such a tiny battery.
    Jeremy White, WIRED, 5 Aug. 2024
Definition of sorcery
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  • But new research suggests that one English woman convicted of witchcraft and condemned to be hanged may have escaped the noose.
    Julia Buckley, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
  • From the business of witchcraft on Etsy to the grim—and lucrative—reality of catastrophe bonds, our journalists have covered some disconcerting subjects in the past year.
    Chris Dobstaff, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of witchcraft
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  • The flute was not the only magic in this performance.
    Maxwell Alexander, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The fact is that King tapped into a singular magic with his take on Michael Bond’s iconic British immigrant, but even the lesser spell that another filmmaker might cast with it would be preferable to depriving audiences another go-around with Ben Whishaw and the Brown family.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of magic
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  • Bre works hard to convince us that she’s conflicted over what to do with this information and is sympathetic to Chelsea’s plight, but Amanda Lynn radiates a wickedness that undercuts however decent Bre is trying to be here.
    Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
  • When not sparring with the resolute Tell, Gessler is oft accompanied by snooty henchmen and a rebellious princess (Emily Beecham), giving him plenty of outlets to flex his wickedness.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 11 Sep. 2024
Definition of wickedness
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