"book of shadows" meaning in All languages combined

See book of shadows on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: books of shadows [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|books of shadows}} book of shadows (plural books of shadows)
  1. (uncommon) Alternative letter-case form of Book of Shadows Tags: alt-of, uncommon Alternative form of: Book of Shadows
    Sense id: en-book_of_shadows-en-noun-9d7IUcDh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Wicca

Inflected forms

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