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witchfinding

witchfinding noun: the practice of conducting witch-hunts and identifying witches.

Noun

witchfinding (countable and uncountable, plural witchfindings)

  1. (historical) The practice of conducting witch-hunts and identifying witches.
    • During the Middle Ages, and up to the time of the Commonwealth, various men made a profession of "Witch Finding" and hunting down individuals suspected of sorcery.1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 221

Forms of witchfinding

pluralwitchfindings

Questions about witchfinding

What does witchfinding mean?
Witchfinding means the practice of conducting witch-hunts and identifying witches.
What part of speech is witchfinding?
Witchfinding is a noun.
What is the plural of witchfinding?
The plural of witchfinding is witchfindings.

Words near witchfinding in the dictionary

  1. witchety grubs
  2. witchfinder
  3. witchfinder general
  4. witchfinders
  5. witchfinders general
  6. witchfinding
  7. witchfindings
  8. witchfire
  9. witchgrass
  10. witchgrasses
  11. witchhood

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