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Witches' sabbath
noun
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A supposed meeting of witches at midnight to practice sorcery or to take part in a demonic orgy.
- 2 a midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery; in the Middle Ages it was supposed to be a demonic orgy wordnet
- 3 A religious gathering of a Wiccan coven at a covenstead or circle
Etymology
The phrase is first attested in the seventeenth century, but was popularized only from the 20th century onwards.
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