as in sorcery
the power to control natural forces through supernatural means
taught all of her daughters witchcraft
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Recent Examples of witchcraft
Her husband was accused of witchcraft and of being responsible for the death of a little girl in their community.
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Emma Bubola, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
The neo-Pagan and Satanist has been practicing Eclectic witchcraft, an omnivorous tradition that blends numerous magical and spiritual approaches, for over a decade.
—Emma Cieslik, Them, 1 Nov. 2024
This silent faux-documentary chronicles the sociological phenomenon of witchcraft from the Middle Ages to the modern age.
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Gorgeous ideas like that that were based on a lot of our really beautiful nature and witchcraft research.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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Emma Bubola, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
The neo-Pagan and Satanist has been practicing Eclectic witchcraft, an omnivorous tradition that blends numerous magical and spiritual approaches, for over a decade.
—Emma Cieslik, Them, 1 Nov. 2024
This silent faux-documentary chronicles the sociological phenomenon of witchcraft from the Middle Ages to the modern age.
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Gorgeous ideas like that that were based on a lot of our really beautiful nature and witchcraft research.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Witchcraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/witchcraft. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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