Wicca

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Proper noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

A twentieth-century representation of the Old English wiċċa, in the mistaken belief that it was so pronounced. The term was introduced as Wica by Gerald Gardner (Witchcraft Today, 1954), alleging that the term was used as self-designation by practitioners of witchcraft who initiated him in 1939. The spelling Wicca is first attested in June John's 1969 King of the Witches: The World of Alex Sanders.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /wɪkə/, SAMPA: /wIk@/

  Rhymes: -ɪkə

• Homophones: wicker (in non-rhotic dialects)

[edit] Proper noun

Singular Wicca

Plural -

Wicca

1. A neo-pagan religion and religious movement first popularised in 1954 by British civil servant Gerald Gardner, involving the worship of God and Goddess and the observance of eight Sabbats.

[edit] Derived terms

• Wiccan

[edit] See also

• Wicca on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Witchcraft on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Witchcraft