Wicca

Wicca meaning in Marathi and Urdu

Origin of Wicca

A twentieth-century borrowing of Old English wiċċa (“male witch”) (from Proto-West Germanic *wikkō (“sorcerer”)) with a spelling pronunciation. The modern use of the term was introduced first as Wica, mentioned briefly in the tenth chapter of Gerald Gardner's book Witchcraft Today (1954), as a collective noun ("the Wica"), allegedly used as a self-designation by practitioners of witchcraft. The spelling Wicca, again as a collective noun, was introduced and popularized by Gerald Gardner's later book, The Meaning of Witchcraft (1959).

Words formed from Wicca

• Alexandrian Wicca
• Celtic Wicca
• Dianic Wicca
• Eclectic Wicca
• Faery Wicca
• Gardnerian Wicca
• Odyssean Wicca
• Reclaiming Wicca
• Seax-Wicca
• Wiccan
• Wiccanism
• Wiccanist
• Wiccanize
• Wiccanizing
• wiccaphobe
• Wiccaphobia
• Wiccatru

Words that rhyme with Wicca

• nikka

Questions about Wicca

What does Wicca mean?

Wicca means a neopagan religion that was first popularized by books written in 1949, 1954, and 1959 by the Englishman Gerald Gardner, involving the worship of a horned male god and a moon goddess, the observance of eight Sabbats, and the performance of various rituals.

What is Wicca in Marathi?

Wicca in Marathi is विका (vikā). See Wicca meaning in Marathi.

What part of speech is Wicca?

Wicca is a proper noun.

How do you pronounce Wicca?

Wicca is pronounced /ˈwɪkə/.