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单词 wiccan
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Wiccann.adj.

Brit. /ˈwɪk(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈwɪkən/
Forms: also with lower-case initial.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Wicca n., -an suffix.
Etymology: < Wicca n. + -an suffix. Compare earlier Wicca n. 1 and witch n. 5.
A. n.
A follower or practitioner of the modern pagan religion of Wicca.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > sorcerer or magician > [noun]
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sorcerc1400
warlockc1400
mage?a1425
sorcerer1526
witch-mana1538
wizarda1557
wise man1562
cunning man1594
man-witch1601
wonder-master1603
sorcerist1624
talisman1646
ob1659
fascinator1677
varlet1701
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brujo1758
mediciner1845
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baloi1871
magic-man1905
Wiccan1971
society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > other non-Christian sects > Wicca > [noun] > person
witch1958
Wiccan1971
1971 Root 1 3/3 Terry Ryan Kok..is a Wiccan.
1989 Prediction May 55/2 Although not of the Craft, my encounters with Wiccans have always been a beautiful experience.
1995 Guardian 11 Nov. (Weekend Suppl.) 4/1 These middle-class, weekend Wiccans, they give me the creeps. Armchair pagans, they've got no depth.
2003 New Witch Oct. 53 When someone says s/he is an Alexandrian, a Faery Wiccan, or a member of a ‘fam trad’, it means something specific about which kind of rituals the person performs.
2014 T. Gevinson Rookie Yearbk. 1 265/3 Another was a practicing Wiccan whose mother..once lent me a black cape to wear, just 'cause.
B. adj.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of the modern pagan religion of Wicca; designating a Wiccan.
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society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > other non-Christian sects > Wicca > [adjective]
Wiccan1971
1971 S. Farrar What Witches Do vi. 87 The cords are used to illustrate a traditional Wiccan principle.
1987 She Nov. 84/1 Janet recites an incantation to ‘the Dead Lord of Shadows’, written by Gerald Gardner (the famous Wiccan revivalist of the 50s).
1991 Washington Post 18 June b7/2 Costa and Angell are always stressing that there is no devil in Wiccan teachings.
2009 P. Carr-Gomm & R. Heygate Bk. Eng. Magic v. 185 Vivianne Crowley..is a Wiccan Priestess, an author and a respected teacher of paganism.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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