see|wicca
English
Etymology
A twentieth-century representation of the OE. wicca#Old English|wi��a, in the mistaken belief that it was so pronounced. The term was introduced as Wica by Gerald Gardner (Witchcraft Today, 1954), alleging that the term was used as self-designation by practitioners of witchcraft who initiated him in 1939. The spelling Wicca is first attested in June John's 1969 King of the Witches: The World of Alex Sanders.
Pronunciation
IPA|/wɪk�/, SAMPA|/wIk@/
:rhymes|ɪk�
Homophones
wicker (in non-rhotic dialects)
Proper noun
en-proper noun
- A Neopagan religion and religious movement first popularised in 1954 by British civil servant w:Gerald Gardner|Gerald Gardner, involving the worship of God and Goddess and the observance of eight Sabbats.
Derived terms
Wiccan
See also
pedialite|Wicca
pedialite|Witchcraft
Category:Religion
Category:Wicca
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