单词 | witchcraft |
释义 | witchcraft[ wich-kraft, -krahft ] / ˈwɪtʃˌkræft, -ˌkrɑft / SEE SYNONYMS FOR witchcraft ON THESAURUS.COM nounthe art or practices of a witch; sorcery; magic. magical influence; witchery. Origin of witchcraftbefore 950; Middle English wicchecraft,Old English wiccecræft.See witch, craft synonym study for witchcraft1. See magic. Words nearby witchcraftwitan, witblits, witch, witch alder, witch ball, witchcraft, witch doctor, witch-elm, witchery, witches'-besom, witches' brew Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for witchcraftBritish Dictionary definitions for witchcraftwitchcraft / (ˈwɪtʃˌkrɑːft) / nounthe art or power of bringing magical or preternatural power to bear or the act or practice of attempting to do so the influence of magic or sorcery fascinating or bewitching influence or charm Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for witchcraftwitchcraft Popularly believed to be the practice of black magic. Witches are known today as followers of Wicca, a pagan nature religion with roots in pre-Christian western Europe. Wicca is now undergoing a revival, especially in the United States and Great Britain. notes for witchcraftOld misunderstandings and hysterical accusations have led to persecution of “witches,” most famously in the Salem witch trials of 1692. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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