"threefold law" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: threefold laws [plural]
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  1. (Wicca) A key tenet of Wicca, stating that the energy a person puts out into the world, whether positive or negative, will return to them multiplied three times. Categories (topical): Three, Wicca Translations (religious bylaw): la loi des trois (French), la ley de tres (Spanish)

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