witchcraft
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- noun
- /ˈwɪtʃkræft/
- Literature
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- But basically Hannah gets accused of witchcraft when a lot of the children in the area fall sick.
- practice witchcraft
- magic and witchcraft
- belief in witchcraft
I thought there was witchcraft involved in this book.
- I thought there was witchcraft involved in this book.
- So what was the point of all this witchcraft love spells?
- So I found myself dabbling in witchcraft.
- Warlocks are a man who practices witchcraft.
- In the Book of Enoch it's described that a lot of angels came to earth and taught men things like witchcraft spells, black magic, stuff like that.
- And her character has just saved the world, obviously died, gone to heaven, and she gets pulled back by witchcraft, back down to earth.
- And Paul Pogba's brother is claiming that Pogba is performing witchcraft and he's like, he's performing it on a bappe and shit.
- Speaking of voodoo or whatever, by the way, I saw this thing online that Beyoncé's former drummer is accusing her of like witchcraft.
- I actually just got into like this probably gonna sound so weird, but Hecate, she's like the goddess of witchcraft.
- A very odd little book if you're interested in witchcraft and boats.
Examples
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Rumors of witchcraft within the walls of the local brothel began to spread like wildfire.
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Black cats can sometimes be associated with witchcraft, especially in the Middle Ages.
Academic text (2015) -
What is this witchcraft of which you speak?
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Father, what do you know on the subject of witchcraft?
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One of the difficulties in studying the phenomenon of witchcraft is that normally only official records survive.
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Instead, they sincerely believed in witchcraft and thought they were doing good by rooting it out in their communities.
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Many people believed that witchcraft involved casting spells to harm others.
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The village held a meeting to discuss the recent accusations of witchcraft against several residents.
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Throughout history, witchcraft has often been viewed with suspicion and fear by society.
Synonyms
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Power that makes impossible things happen, often in stories or rituals
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To use magic to control people or events, often to harm
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Beliefs about secret supernatural powers and practices
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Use of magic to harm or control people
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The practice of using magic, for example learning spells
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A spiritual practice using rituals to try to change things by unseen powers
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The use of magic and spells to do strange things
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The study and practice of magic and secret powers
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Using special words and small actions to make magic happen
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Using words or actions to make magic happen
A practice of doing magic using spells and potions
A practice of witchcraft and magic often found in Latin American communities
Old word for magic that uses spirits
Practices that try to use hidden powers like magic
Antonyms
- Formal
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The belief that reason and logic give true knowledge more than feeling or experience
How Magical
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7.7
- Literature
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9.2
- Literature
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- US
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Witchcraft comes from two old English parts: witch, a word for a person who uses magic, and craft, which meant 'skill' or 'power'. So, witchcraft literally means the 'skill' or 'power' of a witch, which is why we use it for the practice of spells and magic.