veneficial
veneficial adjective: poisonous or poisoning; pertaining to poison; malignant, sorcerous.
Adjective
veneficial (comparative more veneficial, superlative most veneficial)
- Poisonous or poisoning; pertaining to poison; malignant, sorcerous.
- Why the Goddesses sit commonly crosse-legged in ancient draughts, Since Juno is described in the same as a veneficial posture to hinder the birth of Hercules?1658, Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus, Folio Society, published 2007, page 213
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3. The chanting, canting, or calculating witch, who works by signs and numbers.
4. The veneficial or poisoning witch.
5. The exorcist or conjuring witch.1963, Rossell Hope Robbins, The encyclopedia of witchcraft and demonology, page 545
Forms of veneficial
| comparative | more veneficial |
|---|---|
| superlative | most veneficial |
Origin of veneficial
From venefice.
Questions about veneficial
- What does veneficial mean?
- Veneficial means poisonous or poisoning; pertaining to poison; malignant, sorcerous.
- What part of speech is veneficial?
- Veneficial is an adjective.
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