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cronings

cronings is the plural of croning.

Meaning of croning

Noun

croning (countable and uncountable, plural cronings)

  1. A Wiccan or feminist ceremony that recognizes older women as wise and experienced "crones".
    • In many traditions, passage rites mark the passage into later maturity, but some feel that the emphasis placed on "cronings" and similar rituals lessen ^([sic]) the experiences for people at other stages of life, or even discredit those people.2001, Kaatryn MacMorgan, All One Wicca, page 111

Questions about cronings

What is cronings the plural of?
Cronings is the plural of croning.

Words near cronings in the dictionary

  1. Cronian
  2. cronidipine
  3. cronies
  4. Cronin
  5. croning
  6. cronings
  7. Cronins
  8. cronjob
  9. cronjobs
  10. cronk
  11. cronked

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