"witchdom" meaning in All languages combined

See witchdom on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: witchdoms [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English wicchedome, from Old English wiċċedōm, equivalent to witch + -dom. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wicchedome}} Middle English wicchedome, {{inh|en|ang|wiċċedōm}} Old English wiċċedōm, {{af|en|witch|-dom}} witch + -dom Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} witchdom (countable and uncountable, plural witchdoms)
  1. The exercise of witchcraft or of supernatural powers; witchery Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-witchdom-en-noun-j7q8mQjo
  2. The world of witches or of witchcraft; witches collectively Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Occult
    Sense id: en-witchdom-en-noun-UHwcJbNv Disambiguation of Occult: 43 57 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -dom Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 13 87 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -dom: 24 76

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for witchdom meaning in All languages combined (1.9kB)

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