Recent Examples on the WebAnd if all that's not enough for you, dig Jack Lemmon playing bongos as Gillian's hipster warlock brother.—Gwen Ihnat, EW.com, 26 Sep. 2023 Brew Magic with Every Sip Hold up, witches and warlocks!—Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2023 Since ancient times, myths and legends have warned that Nusa Penida was inhabited by demons and warlocks.—Acacia Gabriel, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2023 Watch Corpse Bride on Max The Halloweentown Franchise Craving an evening with warlocks, vampires, werewolves, mummies and ghosts galore?—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 17 Oct. 2023 When two powerful warlocks invade his castle to steal his spell book, they are turned into dragons of fire and ice.—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 28 July 2023 This is because the band’s longtime lighting designer, Chris Kuroda, is a wattage warlock.—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 12 July 2023 Yet, during all of its demonic high jinks — the trail of eye-gougings and child-murders which the killingly suave warlock leaves in his wake — not a trace of originality is allowed to interfere.—Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2023 In the fifth edition, players can choose characters from nine species, such as dragonborn and half-orc, and a dozen character classes, from bard to warlock.—Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English warloghe, from Old English wǣrloga one that breaks faith, the Devil, from wǣr faith, troth + -loga (from lēogan to lie); akin to Old English wǣr true — more at very, lie
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