cronehood
English
Etymology
Noun
cronehood (uncountable)
- The condition of being an elderly woman; the time during which a woman is elderly.
- 1997, David & Leigh Eddings, Polgara the Sorceress, Del Ray (1999), →ISBN, pages 142-143:
- It was a little vain, perhaps, but the notion of cronehood sent me immediately to my mirror.
- 1997, David & Leigh Eddings, Polgara the Sorceress, Del Ray (1999), →ISBN, pages 142-143:
- (Wicca) The elderly stage of a female Wiccan witch (compared with the Crone aspect of the Goddess).
- 2000, Beverly Engel, Women Circling the Earth[1], page 34:
- Many circles create ceremonies to mark a woman's passage into cronehood and designate special status to crones
- 2006, Ashleen O'Gaea, Family Wicca: practical paganism for parents and children[2], page 213:
- An archaic term, really, but I like it. crone: A menopausal or post-menopausal Wiccan. The time at which a woman assumes her cronehood is intensely individual.
- 2007, Kevin M. Gardner, A Handbook for Wiccan Clergy, page 29
- Grant (name) the gifts of inspiration, and a clear and quick mind as he/she approaches the honored state of (Sagehood/Cronehood).
- 2007, Ruth Barrett, Women's Rites, Women's Mysteries: Intuitive Ritual Creation[3], page 9:
- She speaks her commitment to herself as an elder and to the aspects of cronehood she will celebrate.
Synonyms
- (condition or time of being an elderly woman): anility
Coordinate terms
- (Wicca): sagehood