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Witch

A cone of paper which is placed in a vessel of lard or other fat, and used as a taper.

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Becharm 76% connected

To charm; to captivate.

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Charm 76% connected

A melody; a song.

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Female 76% connected

An individual of the sex which conceives and brings forth young, or (in a wider sense) which has an ovary and produces ova.

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Occultist 76% connected

An adherent of occultism.

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Woman 76% connected

An adult female person; a grown-up female person, as distinguished from a man or a child; sometimes, any female person.

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Narrower term 2

Pythoness 76% connected

The priestess who gave oracular answers at Delphi in Greece.

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Warlock 76% connected

A male witch; a wizard; a sprite; an imp.

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Spell 76% connected

A spelk, or splinter.

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Voodoo 76% connected

See Voodooism.

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Synonym 8

Beldam 92% connected

Alt. of Beldame

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Beldame 92% connected

Grandmother; -- corresponding to belsire.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Bewitch 92% connected

To gain an ascendency over by charms or incantations; to affect (esp. to injure) by witchcraft or sorcery.

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Crone 92% connected

An old ewe.

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Enchant 92% connected

To charm by sorcery; to act on by enchantment; to get control of by magical words and rites.

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Enchantress 92% connected

A woman versed in magical arts; a sorceress; also, a woman who fascinates.

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Glamour 92% connected

A charm affecting the eye, making objects appear different from what they really are.

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Hag 92% connected

A witch, sorceress, or enchantress; also, a wizard.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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