Wordcatcher (2010)
Wordcatcher
“A word so old hair is growing on it. Abracadabra is said to consist of the first letters of the Hebrew words Ab (Father), Ben (Son), and Ruach ACadsch (Holy Spirit), and when combined was believed to cure afflictions ranging from ague to toothaches. Traditionally, The American Heritage Dictionary says, the word abracadabra was worn as an amulet, furtively “arranged in an inverted pyramid” on a piece of paper that was suspended by a linen thread around the neck. As one letter disappeared in each... line, so too was the malady of the patient supposed to disappear. Beyond its cult symbolism the word gained popularity when it was adopted in magic shows, circuses, and theater acts of the mystical persuasion. In the indispensable Devil’s Dictionary Ambrose Bierce defined it: “By Abracadabra we signify an infinite number of things. ‘Tis the answer to What? And How? And Why? And Whence? And Whither?—a word whereby The Truth (with the comfort it brings) is open to all who grope in night, Crying for Wisdom’s holy light.”MoreLess
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