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cronehood

cronehood noun: the condition of being an elderly woman; the time during which a woman is elderly.

Noun

cronehood (uncountable)

  1. The condition of being an elderly woman; the time during which a woman is elderly.
    • It was a little vain, perhaps, but the notion of cronehood sent me immediately to my mirror.1997, David, Leigh Eddings, Polgara the Sorceress, Del Ray, published 1999, →ISBN, pages 142–143
    Synonyms:
    anility
  2. The elderly stage of a female Wiccan witch (compared with the Crone aspect of the Goddess).
    • Many circles create ceremonies to mark a woman's passage into cronehood and designate special status to crones2000, Beverly Engel, Women Circling the Earth, page 34
    • An archaic term, really, but I like it. crone: A menopausal or post-menopausal Wiccan. The time at which a woman assumes her cronehood is intensely individual.2006, Ashleen O'Gaea, Family Wicca: practical paganism for parents and children, page 213

Examples of cronehood in a sentence

  • Grant (name) the gifts of inspiration, and a clear and quick mind as he/she approaches the honored state of (Sagehood/Cronehood).2007, Kevin M. Gardner, A Handbook for Wiccan Clergy, page 29
  • She speaks her commitment to herself as an elder and to the aspects of cronehood she will celebrate.2007, Ruth Barrett, Women's Rites, Women's Mysteries: Intuitive Ritual Creation, page 9:

Synonyms of cronehood

Origin of cronehood

From crone + -hood.

Questions about cronehood

What does cronehood mean?
Cronehood means the condition of being an elderly woman; the time during which a woman is elderly.
How do you use cronehood in a sentence?
Grant (name) the gifts of inspiration, and a clear and quick mind as he/she approaches the honored state of (Sagehood/Cronehood).
What part of speech is cronehood?
Cronehood is a noun.

Words near cronehood in the dictionary

  1. cronches
  2. cronching
  3. Crondall
  4. crone
  5. Crone's solution
  6. cronehood
  7. cronel
  8. cronelike
  9. cronell
  10. cronells
  11. cronels

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