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witchcraft
[ wich-kraft ]
noun
- the art or practices of a witch; sorcery or magical influence; magic, especially for evil purposes:
She was arrested on the charge of witchcraft in September of 1665.
Some people believe the disease is caused by witchcraft or a curse.
- the modern practice of magic as a spiritual observance, especially as associated with neopaganism or Wicca:
The presence of witchcraft has increased greatly on college campuses in the last ten years.
witchcraft
/ ˈwɪtʃˌkrɑːft /
noun
- the 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
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Check out the Technically Fiction series for the science on how to make witchcraft real and build a dragon.
Beyond that, though, the coverage of the virus has mostly been partisanship and witchcraft.
Ghostly, superimposed figures dance in circles in Lauren Woods’s piece, and dabble in what Alexander D’Agostino terms “witchcraft” in his.
I graduated from the University of Chicago with a degree in medieval studies, with a thesis on the late medieval witchcraft trials.
O’Donnell told Bill Maher “I dabbled in witchcraft,” which spurred her to run a campaign ad announcing “I am not a witch,” which was parodied on “Saturday Night Live.”
Being pro-life is all fun and games until you realize the movement would sooner endorse witchcraft over science, apparently.
Other uteri, tainted by low, regular doses of progesterone and/or witchcraft, become evil.
An accusation of witchcraft is vague enough to serve as a kind of catchall for discontent.
Indonesian guest workers are on trial in Saudi Arabia for “witchcraft.”
In 2011, a special witchcraft-busting unit reported that it had handled nearly 600 claims in the preceding few years.
They used to believe in witchcraft, and they burned millions—yes, millions—of innocent women as witches.
Many other of the famous inquirers in those years which ushered in modern science believed in witchcraft.
Wesley said if we gave up belief in witchcraft we must give up belief in the Bible.
English act of parliament against witchcraft, passed in the reign of James I, repealed.
They believe in the transmigration of the soul into other men and into animals, and in demons, witchcraft and magic.
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