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  Witchcraft
     (1 Sam. 15:23; 2 Kings 9:22; 2 Chr. 33:6; Micah 5:12; Nahum 3:4;
     Gal. 5:20). In the popular sense of the word no mention is made
     either of witches or of witchcraft in Scripture.
     
       The "witch of En-dor" (1 Sam. 28) was a necromancer, i.e., one
     who feigned to hold converse with the dead. The damsel with "a
     spirit of divination" (Acts 16:16) was possessed by an evil
     spirit, or, as the words are literally rendered, "having a
     spirit, a pithon." The reference is to the heathen god Apollo,
     who was regarded as the god of prophecy.
     

  witchcraft \witch"craft`\ (w[i^]ch"kr[a^]ft), n. [AS.
     wiccecr[ae]ft.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. The practices or art of witches.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Hence: Sorcery; enchantments; intercourse with evil
        spirits.
        [1913 Webster + PJC]
  
     3. Power more than natural; irresistible influence.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He hath a witchcraft
              Over the king in 's tongue.           --Shak.
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     4. 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.
        [PJC]

  Wicca \Wic"ca\ (w[i^]k"k[.a]), prop. n. [OE. wicche wizard, AS.
     wicce, fem., wicca, masc.; see also witch and wicked.]
     1. 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.
        [PJC]
  
              Encouraged by court rulings recognizing witchcraft
              as a legal religion, an increasing number of books
              related to the subject, and the continuing cultural
              concern for the environment, Wicca -- as
              contemporary witchcraft is often called -- has been
              growing in the United States and abroad. It is a
              major element in the expanding ``neo-pagan''
              movement whose members regard nature itself as
              charged with divinity.                --Gustav
                                                    Niebuhr (N. Y.
                                                    Times, Oct.
                                                    31, 1999, p.
                                                    1)
        [PJC]
  
              ``I don't worship Satan, who I don't think exists,
              but I do pray to the Goddess of Creation.'' said
              Margot S. Adler, a New York correspondent for
              National Public Radio and a Wiccan practitioner.
              ``Wicca is not anti-Christian or pro-Christian, it's
              pre-Christian.''                      --Anthony
                                                    Ramirez (N. Y.
                                                    Times Aug. 22,
                                                    1999, p. wk 2)
        [PJC]
  
     Note: Wicca is a ditheistic religion, also called Witchcraft,
           founded on the beliefs and doctrines of pre-Roman
           Celts, including the reverence for nature and the
           belief in a universal balance. Though frequently
           practiced in covens, solitary practitioners do exist.
           The modern form of the religion was popularized in 1954
           by Gerald Gardener's Witchcraft Today. It is viewed as
           a form of neo-paganism.
           Wicca recognizes two deities, visualized as Mother &
           Father, Goddess & God, Female & Male, etc. These
           dieties are nameless, but many Wiccans adopt a name
           with which they refer to the two: Diana is a popular
           name for the Goddess to take, among others such as
           Artemis, Isis, Morrigan, etc. Some of her symbols are:
           the moon; the ocean; a cauldron; and the labrys
           (two-headed axe), among others. The God is of equal
           power to the Goddess, and takes on names such as
           Apollo, Odin, Lugh, etc. A small number of his symbols
           are: the sun; the sky; a horn (or two horns); and
           others.
           Witchcraft is not a Christian denomination; there is no
           devil in its mythos, thus the devil cannot be
           worshiped, and the medieval view of Witches as
           Satan-worshipers is erroneous. Satanists are not
           Witches and Witches are not Satanists. Both have a
           tendency to be offended when the two are confused.
           In the Wiccan religion male Witches are not
           ``Warlocks''. The term Warlock comes from Scottish,
           meaning 'oathbreaker', 'traitor', or 'devil'. Its
           application to male witches is of uncertain origin.
           The Wiccan Rede, ``An it harm none, do what thou wilt''
           comes in many variations. All of them say the same
           thing, ``Do as you wish, just don't do anything to harm
           anyone.'' It is implied that 'anyone' includes one's
           self.
           Witches practice in groups called Covens or as solitary
           practitioners, and some practice ``magic'', which is to
           say, they pray. Since the one rule that Witches have
           requires that they can not do harm, harmful magic does
           not exist in Wicca. In Wicca, ``magic'' is simply
           subtly altering small things, to gain a desired effect.
           Wicca, sometimes called Neo-Witchcraft, was revived in
           the 1950s, when the last laws against Witchcraft were
           repealed. Gerald Gardner founded Gardnerian Wicca
           sometime after his book, Witchcraft Today, was
           published in 1954. Raymond Buckland, in America, did
           much the same that Gardner did in Europe -- stood up to
           the misconceptions about Witchcraft.
           Two other books describing the modern practice of Wicca
           are:
           Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner, by Scott
           Cunningham, Llewellyn Publications, 1988.
           Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft, by Raymond
           Buckland, Llewellyn Publications, 1975.
           [PJC]
  
     2. A practitioner of Wicca, also commonly called a Wiccan,
        Wicca, or witch .
        [PJC]
  
              For at least one person who has seen ``The Blair
              Witch Project'', the surprise hit movie of the
              summer did not so much terrify as infuriate. One
              long slur against witches, said Selena Fox, a witch,
              or Wicca, as male and female American witches prefer
              to call themselves.                   --Anthony
                                                    Ramirez (N. Y.
                                                    Times, Aug.
                                                    22, 1999, p.
                                                    wk 2)
        [PJC]

  Witchcraft \Witch"craft`\, n. [AS. wiccecr[ae]ft.]
     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.

  witchcraft
       n : the art of sorcery [syn: witchery]

  witchcraft
     Αγγλικά n.
     η μαγεία (η επίκληση υπερφυσικών δυνάμεων)

  witchcraft
     n.
     1 The practice of witches; magic, sorcery(,) or the use of
  supernatural powers to influence or predict events.
     2 Something, such as an advanced technology, that seems almost
  magical.

  witchcraft
     n.
     1 The practice of witches; magic, sorcery(,) or the use of
  supernatural powers to influence or predict events.
     2 Something, such as an advanced technology, that seems almost
  magical.

  witchcraft
     n.
     1 The practice of witches; magic, sorcery(,) or the use of
  supernatural powers to influence or predict events.
     2 Something, such as an advanced technology, that seems almost
  magical.

  witchcraft
     n.
     1 The practice of witches; magic, sorcery(,) or the use of
  supernatural powers to influence or predict events.
     2 Something, such as an advanced technology, that seems almost
  magical.

  witchcraft
     Englanti n.
     noituus

  Witchcraft /wˈɪtʃkɹaft/
  السحر

  witchcraft //ˈwɪt͡ʃkɹæft// //ˈwɪt͡ʃkɹɑːft// 
  вълшебство́, магьосничество
  the practice of witches

  witchcraft /wˈɪtʃkɹaft/ 
  čarodějnictví

  witchcraft /wˈɪtʃkɹaft/ 
  čarování

  witchcraft /wˈɪtʃkɹaft/
  Hexenkunst , Hexenkünste , Hexenwerk 
     Synonym: sorcery
  

  witchcraft /wˈɪtʃkɹaft/
  Hexerei 
   see: witchcrafts
  

  witchcraft /wˈɪtʃkɹaft/
  Zauberei , Zaubern , Zauber , Magie 
     Synonyms: feat of magic, magic, sorcery, wizardry
  
   see: black magic, black magics, white magic, do magic
  
           Note: magic of a witch

  witchcraft //ˈwɪt͡ʃkɹæft// //ˈwɪt͡ʃkɹɑːft// 
  noituus
  the practice of witches

  witchcraft /wˈɪtʃkɹaft/ 
  1. जादूगरी
        "Witchcraft was practised in the 18th century."

  witchcraft /wˈɪtʃkɹaft/
  1. boszorkányság
  2. boszorkánymesterség
  3. bûvölet
  4. igézet
  5. ördöngösség
  6. varázslat
  7. bûbájolás
  8. varázslás
  9. bûbáj
  10. fekete mágia
  11. bûbájosság
  12. varázserô

  witchcraft //ˈwɪt͡ʃkɹæft// //ˈwɪt͡ʃkɹɑːft// 
  sihir, tenung
  the practice of witches

  witchcraft //ˈwɪt͡ʃkɹæft// //ˈwɪt͡ʃkɹɑːft// 
  魔法, 魔術, 妖術
  the practice of witches

  witchcraft /witʃkrɑːft/
  magia

  witchcraft /witʃkrɑːft/
  toverij

  witchcraft //ˈwɪt͡ʃkɹæft// //ˈwɪt͡ʃkɹɑːft// 
  heksekunst
  the practice of witches

  witchcraft /ˈwɪʧkrɑ:ft/ 
    czary

  witchcraft //ˈwɪt͡ʃkɹæft// //ˈwɪt͡ʃkɹɑːft// 
  häxeri, häxkonst, trolldom
  the practice of witches

  witchcraft /wˈɪtʃkɹaft/
  1. büyü, sihir, afsun
  2. büyücülük, bakıcılık.

  
/ˈwɪtʃˌkɹæft/

  43 Moby Thesaurus words for "witchcraft":
     alchemy, allure, appeal, bewitchery, bewitchment, charisma, charm,
     divination, enchantment, fascination, fetishism, glamour, gramarye,
     hoodoo, incantation, juju, jujuism, magic, magnetism,
     natural magic, necromancy, obeah, rune, shamanism, sorcery,
     sortilege, spell, spellbinding, spellcasting, sympathetic magic,
     thaumaturgia, thaumaturgics, thaumaturgism, thaumaturgy, theurgy,
     vampirism, voodoo, voodooism, wanga, white magic, witchery,
     witchwork, wizardry
  
  

  n. 巫术,魔法,魔力;

     n. 巫术,魔法,魔力