Wicca

English

/wɪkə/

proper noun
Definitions
  • A neopagan religion that was first popularized by books written in 1949, 1954, and 1959 by Englishman Gardner (Wiccan)|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.

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Germanic *wikkô (necromancer, sorcerer, sorceror) root from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (contain, separate, bend, curve, become equal, consecrate, wind, overcome, twist, exchange, choose, sacrifice, separate out, set aside as holy, fight, turn, revolve, weed out, envelop, hallow, swing, cull, conquer, divide, weave, make holy, yield).

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Proto-Indo-European

*weyk-

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contain, separate, bend, curve, become equal, consecrate, wind, overcome, twist, exchange, choose, sacrifice, separate out, set aside as holy, fight, turn, revolve, weed out, envelop, hallow, swing, cull, conquer, divide, weave, make holy, yield

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