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witches' Sabbath

witches' Sabbath noun: a supposed meeting of witches at midnight to practice sorcery or to take part in a demonic orgy.

Noun

witches' Sabbath (plural witches' Sabbaths)

  1. A supposed meeting of witches at midnight to practice sorcery or to take part in a demonic orgy.
    • Near-synonym: Black Mass
  2. A religious gathering of a Wiccan coven at a covenstead or circle

Synonyms of witches' Sabbath

Forms of witches' Sabbath

pluralwitches' Sabbaths
alternative formwitches' Sabbat

Origin of witches' Sabbath

The phrase is first attested in the seventeenth century, but was popularized only from the 20th century onwards.

Questions about witches' Sabbath

What does witches' Sabbath mean?
Witches' Sabbath means a supposed meeting of witches at midnight to practice sorcery or to take part in a demonic orgy.
What part of speech is witches' Sabbath?
Witches' Sabbath is a noun.
What is the plural of witches' Sabbath?
The plural of witches' Sabbath is witches' Sabbaths.

Words near witches' Sabbath in the dictionary

  1. witches' knickers
  2. witches' ladder
  3. witches' ladders
  4. witches' milk
  5. witches' Sabbat
  6. witches' Sabbath
  7. witches' Sabbaths
  8. witches' Sabbats
  9. witches' stairs
  10. witches' stone
  11. witches' stones

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