as in sorcery
the power to control natural forces through supernatural means
taught all of her daughters witchcraft
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This haunting Swedish Danish silent film is part historical survey of medieval witchcraft and witch hunts, part dramatic re-creations thereof.
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Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024
The church has also held conferences and events that have included inviting people to burn items the church relates to witchcraft and the occult.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 31 Oct. 2024
In the late 1600s, Tituba, an enslaved Indigenous woman of probable Central American background purchased by Puritan minister Samuel Parris in Barbados, became the first woman accused of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
Bram Stoker’s original 1897 novel begins around Walpurgisnacht, a European springtime festival often associated with spirits and witchcraft.
—Mike Calia, NBC News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024
The church has also held conferences and events that have included inviting people to burn items the church relates to witchcraft and the occult.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 31 Oct. 2024
In the late 1600s, Tituba, an enslaved Indigenous woman of probable Central American background purchased by Puritan minister Samuel Parris in Barbados, became the first woman accused of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
Bram Stoker’s original 1897 novel begins around Walpurgisnacht, a European springtime festival often associated with spirits and witchcraft.
—Mike Calia, NBC News, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Witchcraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/witchcraft. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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