Idiom
sword and sorcery
Meaning
Of or pertaining to a genre of narratives—including short stories, novels, television shows, films, and computer games—which combines wizardry and other fantastical supernatural elements with violent combat using pre-modern weaponry.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He loves reading books about sword and sorcery.”
“The bookstore has a large section dedicated to sword and sorcery novels for fans of fantasy adventures.”
“The film successfully captures the gritty, violent essence of the sword and sorcery genre, blending dark magic with brutal medieval combat.”
Examples
simple
“He loves reading books about sword and sorcery.”
contextual
“The bookstore has a large section dedicated to sword and sorcery novels for fans of fantasy adventures.”
complex
“The film successfully captures the gritty, violent essence of the sword and sorcery genre, blending dark magic with brutal medieval combat.”
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