witch-findingn.

Brit.

/ˈwɪtʃˌfʌɪndɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈwɪtʃˌfaɪndɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: witch n., finding n.

Etymology: < witch n. + finding n. Compare witchfinder n. Compare also slightly earlier witch-hunting n.

The activity of seeking out and punishing people suspected or accused of witchcraft; the profession of a witchfinder. Cf. witch-hunting n. 1.Chiefly with reference to the 16th or 17th centuries or referring to places, esp. in some African countries, where belief in witchcraft is still current.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > sorcerer or magician > witch > [noun] > witch-hunt > action of

witch-huntinga1637

witch-finding1646

witch-smelling1852

1646 J. Gaule Select Cases Conscience 63 Oft times he marries them..by the Book of Common Prayer (as a pretender to witchfinding lately told me).

1876 A. W. Fonblanque Family Tree I. i. i. 22 The old trade of witch-finding, that cost many innocent persons their lives.

1971 K. Thomas Relig. & Decline Magic (1997) xiv. 458 Witch-finding campaigns have been common in modern Africa and their leaders have not always been free from private fiscal motives.

2008 R. Stefoff Witches & Witchcraft ii. 43 (caption) For Matthew Hopkins, ‘witch finding’ was a business. Towns paid him a bounty for each witch he discovered.

2020 Maravi Post (Nexis) 2 Aug. The [Ghanan] government is reluctant to tackle witch finding and witchcraft exorcizing chiefs, priests, pastors, imams and soothsayers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	witch-finding
释义	witch-findingn. Brit. /ˈwɪtʃˌfʌɪndɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈwɪtʃˌfaɪndɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: witch n., finding n. Etymology: < witch n. + finding n. Compare witchfinder n. Compare also slightly earlier witch-hunting n. The activity of seeking out and punishing people suspected or accused of witchcraft; the profession of a witchfinder. Cf. witch-hunting n. 1.Chiefly with reference to the 16th or 17th centuries or referring to places, esp. in some African countries, where belief in witchcraft is still current. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > sorcerer or magician > witch > [noun] > witch-hunt > action of witch-huntinga1637 witch-finding1646 witch-smelling1852 1646 J. Gaule Select Cases Conscience 63 Oft times he marries them..by the Book of Common Prayer (as a pretender to witchfinding lately told me). 1876 A. W. Fonblanque Family Tree I. i. i. 22 The old trade of witch-finding, that cost many innocent persons their lives. 1971 K. Thomas Relig. & Decline Magic (1997) xiv. 458 Witch-finding campaigns have been common in modern Africa and their leaders have not always been free from private fiscal motives. 2008 R. Stefoff Witches & Witchcraft ii. 43 (caption) For Matthew Hopkins, ‘witch finding’ was a business. Towns paid him a bounty for each witch he discovered. 2020 Maravi Post (Nexis) 2 Aug. The [Ghanan] government is reluctant to tackle witch finding and witchcraft exorcizing chiefs, priests, pastors, imams and soothsayers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1646
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