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–noun

1.	the art or practices of a witch; sorcery; magic.

2.	magical influence; witchery.

[Origin: bef. 950; ME wicchecraft, OE wiccecræft. See witch, craft

]

—Synonyms 1. See magic.

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witch·craft Audio Help (wĭch'krāft') Pronunciation Key
n.

Magic; sorcery.
Wicca.
A magical or irresistible influence, attraction, or charm.

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witchcraft

O.E. wiccecræft, from wicce (see witch) + cræft "power, skill" (see craft). Witchcraft was first declared a crime in Eng. law in 1542; trials there peaked in 1580s and 1640s but fell sharply after 1660. The last, in 1717, ended in acquittal. The Witchcraft Act was repealed 1736.

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witchcraft
noun
the art of sorcery

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ˈwitchcraft noun

magic practised by a witch etc

Arabic:	سِحْر، عِرافَه
Chinese (Simplified):	巫术
Chinese (Traditional):	巫術
Czech:	čarodějnictví
Danish:	hekseri
Dutch:	tovenarij
Estonian:	nõidus
Finnish:	noituus
French:	sorcellerie
German:	die Hexerei
Greek:	μαγεία
Hungarian:	boszorkányság
Icelandic:	galdrar
Indonesian:	ilmu sihir
Italian:	stregoneria

Japanese:	魔法
Korean:	마법, 주술
Latvian:	buršana
Lithuanian:	burtai, kerai
Norwegian:	trolldom, hekseri
Polish:	czary
Portuguese (Brazil):	feitiçaria
Portuguese (Portugal):	bruxaria
Romanian:	vrăjitorie
Russian:	колдовство
Slovak:	čarodejníctvo, bosoráctvo, mágia
Slovenian:	čarovnija
Spanish:	brujería
Swedish:	trolldom, häxeri
Turkish:	büyücülük

See also: witch-doctor, witch

American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
witchcraft

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.