Meaning of voces magicae | Babel Free

Definitions

Magical formulae, typically consisting of incomprehensible words or syllables, as used in ancient and early-modern amulets and magical texts.

plural, plural-only

Examples

“After that follow⟳ 5 passages, all introduced by the anaphorical “You are…” (sy ei) and separated from each other by voces magicae.”

“Bonner contends that while the two might have⟳ sounded similar, glossolalia was “spontaneous, unmediated utterance”, while the voces magicae consisted of carefully transmitted, stereotypical formulas.”

“Jewish authors took over the voces magicae in particular, on a large scale, and with them the associated tradition of making geometric shapes out of words to combine⟳ the power of texts and mathematics.”

CEFR level