from Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Wicca
Pronunciation:\ˈwi-kə\
Function:noun
Etymology:probably from Old English
wicca wizard — more at
witch
Date:1959
a religion influenced by pre-Christian beliefs and practices of western Europe that affirms the existence of supernatural power (as magic) and of both male and female deities who inhere in nature and that emphasizes ritual observance of seasonal and life cycles
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Wic·can \ˈwi-kən\
adjective or noun
Witch
Pronunciation:\ˈwich\
Function:noun
Etymology:Middle English wicche, from Old English wicca, masculine, wizard & wicce, feminine, witch; akin to Middle High German wicken to bewitch, Old English wigle divination, and perhaps to Old High German wīh holy — more at victim
Date:before 12th century
1: one that is credited with usually malignant supernatural powers;
especially a woman practicing usually black witchcraft often with the aid of a devil or familiar :
sorceress compare warlock
2: an ugly old woman :
hag 3: a charming or alluring girl or woman
4: a practitioner of Wicca
5: witch of agnesi
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witch·like \ˈwich-ˌlīk\
adjective
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witchy \ˈwi-chē\
adjective
Main Entry:2witch
Function:verb
Date:14th century
transitive verb
1: to affect injuriously with witchcraft
2: archaic: to influence or beguile with allure or charm
intransitive verb