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witch cult

witch cult noun: a covert pagan religion believed to have persisted across medieval Europe, devoted to an ancient fertility god and persecuted by Christianity as witchcraft.

Noun

witch cult (plural witch cults)

  1. (As proposed by Margaret Murray) a covert pagan religion believed to have persisted across medieval Europe, devoted to an ancient fertility god and persecuted by Christianity as witchcraft.
    • People who read of the old witch-trials would be horrified to come upon the witch-cult persisting in modern England.1931 January 9, The Recorder, Port Pirie, SA, page 4, column 3
    • The Middle Ages were permeated by the witch cult. Witches were consulted by love lorn maidens and swains, of all ranks and degrees.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 251

Forms of witch cult

pluralwitch cults

Questions about witch cult

What does witch cult mean?
Witch cult means a covert pagan religion believed to have persisted across medieval Europe, devoted to an ancient fertility god and persecuted by Christianity as witchcraft.
What part of speech is witch cult?
Witch cult is a noun.
What is the plural of witch cult?
The plural of witch cult is witch cults.

Words near witch cult in the dictionary

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