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Wicca
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Wic·ca  (wk)
n.
1. A polytheistic Neo-Pagan nature religion inspired by various pre-Christian western European beliefs, whose central deity is a mother goddess and which includes the use of herbal magic and benign witchcraft.
2. A group or community of believers or followers of this religion.

[Old English wicca, necromancer; see witch.]

Wicca [ˈwɪkə]
n
(Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Alternative Belief Systems) (sometimes not capital) the cult or practice of witchcraft
[revival of Old English wicca witch]
Wiccan  n & adj
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Noun1.Wicca - a community of followers of the Wicca religion
cult - followers of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices
2.Wicca - the polytheistic nature religion of modern witchcraft whose central deity is a mother goddess; claims origins in pre-Christian pagan religions of western Europe
faith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"
Translations
Wicca [ˈwɪkə] nWicca f


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In 1999, after grumblings from the Religious Right, politicians in Washington sought to halt Wiccan rituals and gatherings by military personnel.
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While Wiccan rituals and practices are as varied as the membership, the religion is based on an ethic of honoring nature and animals, harming no one and using meditation, herbs and energy-channeling to keep oneself and the universe in balance, said Monauni.
 
 
 
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