Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A Neopagan nature religion based in part on pre-Christian Celtic beliefs and practices, typically centering on a mother goddess or a goddess-god pair and the practice of ceremonial witchcraft.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun A religion derived from pre-Christian times, also called
Witchcraft {4}, which practices a benevolent reverence for nature, and recognizes two deities, variously viewed as Mother & Father, Goddess & God, Female & Male, etc.; its practitioners are called Wiccans, Wiccas, or witches. Since there is no central authority to propagate dogma, the beliefs and practices of Wiccans vary significantly. - proper noun A practitioner of Wicca, also commonly called a
Wiccan ,Wicca , orwitch .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A
neopagan religion first popularised in 1954 by British civil servant Gerald Gardner, involving the worship ofGod andGoddess and the observance of eightSabbats .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the polytheistic nature religion of modern witchcraft whose central deity is a mother goddess; claims origins in pre-Christian pagan religions of western Europe
- noun a community of followers of the Wicca religion
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The origin of the word Wicca is a matter of some debate.
Where To Park Your Broomstick Lauren Manoy 2002
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The origin of the word Wicca is a matter of some debate.
Where To Park Your Broomstick Lauren Manoy 2002
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But the modern usage of the term Wicca goes even further.
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Since the first half of the 19th century, the country's atmosphere of religious experimentation has produced dozens of movements, from Mormonism to a wide range of nature-based practices grouped under the name Wicca.
When Does a Religion Become a Cult? Mitch Horowitz 2011
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Wicca is a religion with its own liturgy, cosmology, theories of magic, and so forth.
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Grand Magister Blackwood: The evolution of Satanism, has taken many twists and turns from Gardner in Wicca, to Crowley summoning Demons, to La Vey summoning Himself, to myself speaking with Satan as the ancient sorcerers and sorceresses did.
Lyndon LaRouche on Satanism by Grand Magister Blackwood | Disinformation 2008
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Wicca is one of the fastest-growing faiths in the country.
July 2006 2006
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Item: She accepts the story that Wicca is an ancient religion which was accurately preserved as an underground tradition.
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The respondents are quick to point out that Wicca is not, in any way, an evil religion, and that Wiccans do not worship Satan.
Evil art or religion 2002
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The respondents are quick to point out that Wicca is not, in any way, an evil religion, and that Wiccans do not worship Satan.
Evil art or religion 2002
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