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witchfindings

witchfindings is the plural of witchfinding.

Meaning of witchfinding

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

Questions about witchfindings

What is witchfindings the plural of?
Witchfindings is the plural of witchfinding.

Words near witchfindings in the dictionary

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

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