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单词 Wicca
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Definition of Wicca in English:

Wicca

noun ˈwɪkəˈwikə
mass noun
  • A form of modern paganism, especially a tradition founded in England in the mid 20th century and claiming its origins in pre-Christian religions.

    a guild for those interested in paganism, Wicca, and folklore
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Adherents of Wicca, a pagan religion, worship nature and focus on positive energy.
    • What often gets overlooked is that Wicca and Witchcraft are not the same thing.
    • I have tried to impart to them that Wicca is very spiritual and fluid as far as religions go.
    • In 1999, the US army chaplaincy recognized the neo-pagan Wicca as a legitimate faith.
    • I am currently in my third year and am conducting research in to why people turn to Wicca as a religion in contemporary Britain.
    • Pagan followers can go by the title of witches, Druids, heathens or shamans, and some adhere to the tradition of Wicca.
    • Yet Wicca is a religion, you can't invent it as you go along.
    • I get the impression that Wicca has been a source of empowerment, the idea of a strong goddess is very attractive.
    • Unfortunately for many Pagans the teachings of Wicca provide little or no help.
    • There are so many out there, Jewish, Moslem, Russian Orthodox, Wicca - a religion for all seasons.
    • Late antique Neoplatonism was essentially monotheism; Wicca is essentially duotheism.
    • We began to talk about our spiritual wants and needs, and she told me about Wicca and Paganism.
    • Many people want a religion like Wicca, but don't know where to look for it.
    • I really don't think there is a more feared and hated religion than Paganism or Wicca.
    • Modern Wicca, hybrid Asiatic astrologies, and new geomancy beliefs, are perhaps too new.
    • Though Wicca isn't my thing I don't mind reading a bit about it.
    • I realize that this is very far from Wicca, any elemental magic or chaos magic, Qabbalah or any of the more benign practices.
    • But we need to take steps to educate people on the reality that is Paganism and Wicca.
    • Keep in mind that Wicca is a religion, not just a magical system.
    • I also think it probable that the question of the origins of Wicca will never be completely resolved.

Derivatives

  • Wiccan

  • adjective & noun
    • My background is fairly eclectic and I consider myself to be a Witch, although not of the Wiccan variety.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It seems to me that there's a great deal of borrowing from paganism and Wiccan cultures.
      • I learned later that a couple of Wiccan groups and a Shamanic Drum circle use the same area for activities on the weekends.
      • A good general rule is that most Wiccans are Neo-Pagans but not all Pagans are Wiccans.
      • Secondly, unlike some cultures with powerful goddesses in their pantheons, Wiccans espouse norms of gender equality.

Origin

Representing Old English wicca 'witch'.

Rhymes

bicker, clicker, dicker, flicker, kicker, liquor, nicker, picker, pricker, shicker, slicker, snicker, sticker, ticker, tricker, vicar, whicker, wicker
 
 

Definition of Wicca in US English:

Wicca

nounˈwikə
  • A form of modern paganism, especially a tradition founded in England in the mid 20th century and claiming its origins in pre-Christian religions.

    a guild for those interested in paganism, Wicca, and folklore
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I really don't think there is a more feared and hated religion than Paganism or Wicca.
    • In 1999, the US army chaplaincy recognized the neo-pagan Wicca as a legitimate faith.
    • I realize that this is very far from Wicca, any elemental magic or chaos magic, Qabbalah or any of the more benign practices.
    • I am currently in my third year and am conducting research in to why people turn to Wicca as a religion in contemporary Britain.
    • Late antique Neoplatonism was essentially monotheism; Wicca is essentially duotheism.
    • But we need to take steps to educate people on the reality that is Paganism and Wicca.
    • Though Wicca isn't my thing I don't mind reading a bit about it.
    • We began to talk about our spiritual wants and needs, and she told me about Wicca and Paganism.
    • Modern Wicca, hybrid Asiatic astrologies, and new geomancy beliefs, are perhaps too new.
    • What often gets overlooked is that Wicca and Witchcraft are not the same thing.
    • There are so many out there, Jewish, Moslem, Russian Orthodox, Wicca - a religion for all seasons.
    • Yet Wicca is a religion, you can't invent it as you go along.
    • I get the impression that Wicca has been a source of empowerment, the idea of a strong goddess is very attractive.
    • I have tried to impart to them that Wicca is very spiritual and fluid as far as religions go.
    • Pagan followers can go by the title of witches, Druids, heathens or shamans, and some adhere to the tradition of Wicca.
    • Keep in mind that Wicca is a religion, not just a magical system.
    • I also think it probable that the question of the origins of Wicca will never be completely resolved.
    • Adherents of Wicca, a pagan religion, worship nature and focus on positive energy.
    • Many people want a religion like Wicca, but don't know where to look for it.
    • Unfortunately for many Pagans the teachings of Wicca provide little or no help.

Origin

1950s: representing Old English wicca ‘witch’.

 
 
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