"witchism" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: witch + -ism Etymology templates: {{suf|en|witch|ism}} witch + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} witchism (uncountable)
  1. (rare, proscribed) Witchcraft. Tags: proscribed, rare, uncountable Categories (topical): Wicca, Witchcraft
    Sense id: en-witchism-en-noun-yfzZYh1c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism

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          "ref": "2000 December 7, Rob Linham, “OFF: Ask Umra”, in uk.media.radio.archers (Usenet), retrieved 2022-08-22",
          "text": "AFAIR, there's no mention of witchiness or otherwise in the conditions, unless it's picked you up a conviction for theft or fraud along the way, in which case you've got a problem. I'd have thought that the biggest problem with witching and being a postie would be sleep deprivation from all those full moon ceremonies clashing with the 5am starts [1]\nRob.\n[1] Vagueness and ignorance of witchism deliberate, he said, trying to avert a new thread...",
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          "ref": "2001 August 27, FuselOil, “What is the culture of the nazis/witches?”, in alt.fan.oj-simpson (Usenet), retrieved 2022-08-22",
          "text": "> LOL. I know it well enough to teach it in Colleges around the world.\nMaybe that's causing some of our worldly problems. What exactly do you teach? Nazism/witchism! Regards, BB",
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          "ref": "2010, Kathy Reichs, “The Witch in the Wardrobe” (35:06 from the start), in Bones, season 5, episode 20, spoken by Special Agent Seeley Booth (David Boreanaz)",
          "text": "What, did you boast to Zephyra that witchism ran in your family?",
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          "ref": "2010 December 19, jos boersema, “Jesuscult down, worse cults starting up already.”, in alt.messianic (Usenet), retrieved 2022-08-22",
          "text": "Do what you like, where you expect happyness from, the concequences will come. All I'm trying to do is make the case that witchism isn't a way for a lot of happynessr. That is the case no more no less. Better choose wisely because the effects once entrenched can be long lasting.",
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