witchcraft.

Practices or powers attributed to witches, or practices identified as witchcraft by their practitioners.

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Words that belong together

• practice witchcraft
• accusation of witchcraft
• belief in witchcraft

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The archive recorded an accusation of witchcraft.

The novel portrayed witchcraft as a learned craft.

The study compared differing beliefs about witchcraft.

Usage notes

Primary category: fantasy. Forms: Mass noun. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.