Look up: Witchcraft

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   Witchcraft
   In their original sense the words 'witch' and 'wizard' denoted the possessors of knowledge, or wise people. Much of the witchcraft of Europe was derived from the science of the Magi, or the magicians of ancient Chaldaea and Persia. Original witchcraft was both a science and a religion, hence leading to its persecution. In early Hebrew enactments against witchcraft it is evident that a struggle existed between conflicting sets of ideas, and this struggle continued in Christian times resulting in ...
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   Witchcraft
   The practice of certain forms of magic, whether it has religious overtones or not.
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   Witchcraft
   The craft of the witch- magick, especially magick utilizing personal power in conjunction with the energies within stones, herbs, colors, and other natural objects. This belief system also has nothing to do with Satanism.
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   Witchcraft
   Folk magic. See also wicca.
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   Witchcraft
   Folk magic. See also wicca.
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   witchcraft
   [n] - the art of sorcery
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   witchcraft
   The alleged possession and exercise of magical powers -black magic if used with evil intent, and white magic if benign. Its origins lie in traditional beliefs and religions. Supposed practitioners...
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   Witchcraft
   Witch'craft` noun [ Anglo-Saxon wiccecræft .] 1. The practices or art of witches; sorcery; enchantments; intercourse with evil spirits. 2. Power more than natural; irresistible influence. « He hath a witchcraft Over the king in 's tongue.» Shak.
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   witchcraft
   An act of employing sorcery (the use of power gained from the assistance or control of spirits), especially with malevolent intent, and the exercise of supernatural powers and alleged intercourse with the devil or a familiar. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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    witchcraft
    witchery noun the art of sorcery
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    Witchcraft
    `Witchcraft` , in various historical, anthropological, religious and mythological contexts, is the use of certain kinds of supernatural or magical powers. A `witch` (from Old English masculine `wicca`, feminine `wicce`, see Witch (etymology) is a practitioner of witchcraft. The Online Etymology Dictionary states a `possible connection to Gothic `weihs` `holy` and Ger. `weihan` `consecrate,` and writes, `the priests of a suppressed religion natur...
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    Witchcraft
    • (n.) Power more than natural; irresistible influence. • (n.) The practices or art of witches; sorcery; enchantments; intercourse with evil spirits.
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    witchcraft
    the exercise or invocation of alleged supernatural powers to control people or events, practices typically involving sorcery or magic. Although ... [32 related articles]
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    witchcraft
    witchcraft, a form of sorcery, or the magical manipulation of nature for self-aggrandizement, or for the benefit or harm of a client. This manipulation often involves the use of spirit-helpers, or familiars.Public uses of magic are generally considered beneficial; sorcery, on the other hand, is comm...
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