witch

¹witch

noun \ˈwich\

Definition of WITCH

1

: one that is credited with usually malignant supernatural powers; especially : a woman practicing usually black witchcraft often with the aid of a devil or familiar : sorceress — compare warlock

2

: an ugly old woman : hag

3

: a charming or alluring girl or woman

4

: a practitioner of Wicca

5

: witch of agnesi

— witch·like \ˈwich-ˌlīk\ adjective

— witchy \ˈwi-chē\ adjective

Examples of WITCH

1. an herbalist and self-proclaimed witch
2. Her mother-in-law is a bitter old witch.

Origin of WITCH

Middle English wicche, from Old English wicca, masculine, wizard & wicce, feminine, witch; akin to Middle High German wicken to bewitch, Old English wigle divination, and perhaps to Old High German wīh holy — more at victim

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to WITCH

Synonyms: enchantress, hag, hex, sorceress

Related Words: charmer, conjurer (or conjuror), enchanter, necromancer, voodoo, voodooist; magician, sorcerer, warlock, wizard

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Other Occult Terms

augury, censor, invocation, lucidity, metempsychosis, mojo, numinous, preternatural, weird, wraith

Rhymes with WITCH

bitch, ditch, fitch, flitch, glitch, hitch, itch, kitsch, niche, pitch, quitch, rich, snitch, stitch, such, switch, twitch, which