Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Magic; sorcery.
- noun Wicca.
- noun A magical or irresistible influence, attraction, or charm.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The practices of witches; sorcery; a supernatural power which persons were formerly supposed to obtain by entering into compact with the devil.
- noun Extraordinary power; irresistible influence; fascination; witchery.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The practices or art of witches.
- noun Sorcery; enchantments; intercourse with evil spirits.
- noun Power more than natural; irresistible influence.
- noun Adherence to or the practice of
Wicca . In this sense the term does not necessarily include attempts at practice of magic, other than by prayers to the deities.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The practice of
witches ;magic ,sorcery or the usesupernatural powers toinfluence orpredict events .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the art of sorcery
Etymologies
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Examples
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It's a lovely place. ⢠I think that mentioning that I "dabbled" in witchcraft is a cool way to address today's youth.
Edward Murray: Apparently, I'm Christine O'Donnell Edward Murray 2010
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Belief in witchcraft is widespread in parts of Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation.
Leave my brethren alone! Not a sheep 2009
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• I think that mentioning that I "dabbled" in witchcraft is a cool way to address today's youth.
Edward Murray: Apparently, I'm Christine O'Donnell Edward Murray 2010
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The Greek version of the word witchcraft is connected to the practice of pharmakeia, from which we get our English word pharmacy.
God is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu … Carlton Pearson 2010
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The Greek version of the word witchcraft is connected to the practice of pharmakeia, from which we get our English word pharmacy.
God is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu … Carlton Pearson 2010
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The Greek version of the word witchcraft is connected to the practice of pharmakeia, from which we get our English word pharmacy.
God is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu … Carlton Pearson 2010
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The Greek version of the word witchcraft is connected to the practice of pharmakeia, from which we get our English word pharmacy.
God is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu … Carlton Pearson 2010
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In a region where belief in witchcraft is widespread and many women are taught from childhood not to challenge tribal leaders or the prerogatives of men, the fear of flouting tradition often outweighs even the fear of AIDS.
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In a region where belief in witchcraft is widespread and many women are taught from childhood not to challenge tribal leaders or the prerogatives of men, the fear of flouting tradition often outweighs even the fear of AIDS.
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In a region where belief in witchcraft is widespread and many women are taught from childhood not to challenge tribal leaders or the prerogatives of men, the fear of flouting tradition often outweighs even the fear of AIDS.
john commented on the word witchcraft
"It's a kind of old witchcraft: Summon a big crowd of people, get them excited with words, and create a sense of power strong enough to topple mountains and overturn the seas."
Wang Shuo, quoted in The New Yorker: Crazy English: The national scramble to learn a new language before the Olympics, by Evan Osnos, April 28, 2008
May 2, 2008
reesetee commented on the word witchcraft
Hey! That sounds like Wordie! :-)
May 2, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word witchcraft
Or Thomas Paine. :) Except for that "crowd" part.
May 2, 2008