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Sor*bon"ic*al (?), a. Belonging to the Sorbonne or to a Sorbonist. Bale.

Sor"bon*ist (?), n. [F. sorboniste.] A doctor of the Sorbonne, or theological college, in the University of Paris, founded by Robert de Sorbon, a. d. 1252. It was suppressed in the Revolution of 1789.

Sor"cer*er (?), n. [Cf. F. sorcier. See Sorcery.] A conjurer; an enchanter; a magician. Bacon.

Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers.

Ex. vii. 11.

Sor"cer*ess, n. A female sorcerer.

Sor"cer*ing, n. Act or practice of using sorcery.

Sor"cer*ous (?), a. Of or pertaining to sorcery.

Sor"cer*y (?), n.; pl. Sorceries (#). [OE. sorcerie, OF. sorcerie, fr. OF. & F. sorcier a sorcerer, LL. sortiarius, fr. L. sors, sortis, a lot, decision by lot, fate, destiny. See Sort, n.] Divination by the assistance, or supposed assistance, of evil spirits, or the power of commanding evil spirits; magic; necromancy; witchcraft; enchantment.

Adder's wisdom I have learned, To fence my ear against thy sorceries.

Milton.

Sord (? or ?), n. See Sward. [R.] Milton.

||Sor"des (?), n. [L., fr. sordere to be dirty or foul.] Foul matter; ||excretion; dregs; filthy, useless, or rejected matter of any kind; ||specifically (Med.), the foul matter that collects on the teeth and ||tongue in low fevers and other conditions attended with great vital ||depression.

Sor"det (?), n. [See Sordine.] (Mus.) A sordine.

Sor"did (?), a. [L. sordidus, fr. sordere to be filthy or dirty; probably akin to E. swart: cf. F. sordide. See Swart, a.] 1. Filthy; foul; dirty. [Obs.]

A sordid god; down from his hoary chin A length of beard descends, uncombed, unclean.

Dryden.

2. Vile; base; gross; mean; as, vulgar, sordid mortals. "To scorn the sordid world." Milton.

3. Meanly avaricious; covetous; niggardly.

He may be old, And yet sordid, who refuses gold.

Sir J. Denham.

Sor*did"ly (?), n. Sordidness. [Obs.]

Sor"did*ly (?), adv. In a sordid manner.

Sor"did*ness, n. The quality or state of being sordid.

Sor"dine (? or ?; 277), n. [It. sordina, sordino, from sordo deaf, dull-sounding, L. surdus. See Surd.] (Mus.) See Damper, and 5th Mute.

Sore (?), a. [F. saure, sore, sor; faucon sor a sore falcon. See Sorrel, n.] Reddish brown; sorrel. [R.]

Sore falcon. (Zoöl.) See Sore, n., 1.

Sore, n. (Zoöl.) A young hawk or falcon in the first year.