"witches' Sabbath" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: witches' Sabbaths [plural]
Etymology: The phrase is first attested in the seventeenth century, but was popularized only from the 20th century onwards. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=witches' Sabbath}} witches' Sabbath (plural witches' Sabbaths)
  1. A supposed meeting of witches at midnight to practice sorcery or to take part in a demonic orgy. Synonyms: black Sabbath, sabbat Translations (supposed meeting of witches at midnight to practice sorcery or to take part in a demonic orgy): heksensabbat (Dutch), noitasapatti (Finnish), Hexensabbat [masculine] (German), sabba [masculine] (Italian), sabbat [Jersey, masculine] (Norman), jimagivanazäl (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-witches'_Sabbath-en-noun-xoMceOvh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 83 17 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 85 15 Disambiguation of 'supposed meeting of witches at midnight to practice sorcery or to take part in a demonic orgy': 97 3
  2. A religious gathering of a Wiccan coven at a covenstead or circle Categories (topical): Wicca
    Sense id: en-witches'_Sabbath-en-noun-NktSWtnE Disambiguation of Wicca: 33 67

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