Definition
A book of magical spells, incantations, and instructions for performing magic or summoning spirits.
Etymology
From French 'grimoire,' possibly from Old French 'grammaire' (grammar book). The shift happened because medieval books on magic were written in Latin, making them seem like incomprehensible grammar to non-scholars.
Kelly Says
The word 'grimoire' might come from 'grammar'—because magical texts were written in Latin, which looked like alien grammar to everyday people! It shows how secrets and magic love hidden languages.
Translations
ARالعربية
غريmoire
ghr-ee-mo-ar
BNবাংলা
গ্রিমোয়ার
grim-o-yar
CACatalà
grimoire
grim-war
CSČeština
grimoire
grim-war
DADansk
grimoire
grim-war
DEDeutsch
Grimoire
Grimm-oire
ELΕλληνικά
γκρίμοιρ
gri-moi-r
ESEspañol
grimorio
gri-mor-ee-oh
FAفارسی
گریmoire
gri-mo-ar
FISuomi
grimoire
grim-war
FRFrançais
grimoire
grim-war
HEעברית
גרימואר
gri-mo-ar
HIहिन्दी
ग्रिमोयर
grim-o-yar
HUMagyar
grimoire
grim-war
IDBahasa Indonesia
grimoire
grim-war
ITItaliano
grimoire
grim-war
JA日本語
グリモワール
guri-mow-a-ru
MSBahasa Melayu
grimoire
grim-war
NLNederlands
grimoire
grim-war
NONorsk
grimoire
grim-war
PLPolski
grimoire
grim-war
PTPortuguês
grimoire
grim-war
RORomână
grimoire
grim-war
RUРусский
гримоар
gri-mo-ar
SVSvenska
grimoire
grim-war
SWKiswahili
grimoire
grim-war
TAதமிழ்
கிரிமோயர்
gri-mo-yar
TEతెలుగు
గ్రిమోయర్
grim-o-yar
THไทย
กรีโมแวร์
gri-mo-wa-er
TRTürkçe
grimoire
grim-war
UKУкраїнська
гримоар
gri-mo-ar
VITiếng Việt
grimoire
grim-war