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Wicca

[ wik-uh ]
/ ˈwɪk ə /
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noun
a nature-oriented religion having rituals and practices derived from pre-Christian religious beliefs and typically incorporating modern witchcraft of a benevolent kind.See also neopaganism.
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Origin of Wicca

First recorded in 1950–55; adapted from Old English wicca “male sorcerer” (Middle English wicch(e), “sorcerer (male or female)”; see also witch, wicked

OTHER WORDS FROM Wicca

Wic·can, noun, adjective

Words nearby Wicca

Whyte classification, wi, WIA, Wiak, wibble, Wicca, Wiccan, Wichita, Wichita Falls, wick, wicked
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British Dictionary definitions for Wicca

Wicca
/ (ˈwɪkə) /
noun
(sometimes not capital) the cult or practice of witchcraft

Derived forms of Wicca

Wiccan, noun, adjective

Word Origin for Wicca

C20: revival of Old English wicca witch
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