as in sorcery
the power to control natural forces through supernatural means
taught all of her daughters witchcraft
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But new research suggests that one English woman convicted of witchcraft and condemned to be hanged may have escaped the noose.
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Julia Buckley, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
He was tried for witchcraft, found guilty, and burnt at the stake.
—Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2024
From the business of witchcraft on Etsy to the grim—and lucrative—reality of catastrophe bonds, our journalists have covered some disconcerting subjects in the past year.
—Chris Dobstaff, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Nneka was unfortunately relegated to a one-season phenomenon, taking her shrine and witchcraft allegations out the door with her.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
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Julia Buckley, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
He was tried for witchcraft, found guilty, and burnt at the stake.
—Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2024
From the business of witchcraft on Etsy to the grim—and lucrative—reality of catastrophe bonds, our journalists have covered some disconcerting subjects in the past year.
—Chris Dobstaff, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Nneka was unfortunately relegated to a one-season phenomenon, taking her shrine and witchcraft allegations out the door with her.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
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“Witchcraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/witchcraft. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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