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witchcraft

/wich-kraft, -krahft/US // ˈwɪtʃˌkræft, -ˌkrɑft //UK // (ˈwɪtʃˌkrɑːft) //

巫术,巫術,巫蛊,妖术

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the art or practices of a witch; sorcery; magic.
    • : magical influence; witchery.

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Examples

  • Beyond that, though, the coverage of the virus has mostly been partisanship and witchcraft.

  • Ghostly, superimposed figures dance in circles in Lauren Woods’s piece, and dabble in what Alexander D’Agostino terms “witchcraft” in his.

  • I graduated from the University of Chicago with a degree in medieval studies, with a thesis on the late medieval witchcraft trials.

  • O’Donnell told Bill Maher “I dabbled in witchcraft,” which spurred her to run a campaign ad announcing “I am not a witch,” which was parodied on “Saturday Night Live.”

  • Being pro-life is all fun and games until you realize the movement would sooner endorse witchcraft over science, apparently.

  • Other uteri, tainted by low, regular doses of progesterone and/or witchcraft, become evil.

  • An accusation of witchcraft is vague enough to serve as a kind of catchall for discontent.

  • Indonesian guest workers are on trial in Saudi Arabia for “witchcraft.”

  • In 2011, a special witchcraft-busting unit reported that it had handled nearly 600 claims in the preceding few years.

  • They used to believe in witchcraft, and they burned millions—yes, millions—of innocent women as witches.

  • Many other of the famous inquirers in those years which ushered in modern science believed in witchcraft.

  • Wesley said if we gave up belief in witchcraft we must give up belief in the Bible.

  • English act of parliament against witchcraft, passed in the reign of James I, repealed.

  • They believe in the transmigration of the soul into other men and into animals, and in demons, witchcraft and magic.