Witches' sabbath

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A supposed meeting of witches at midnight to practice sorcery or to take part in a demonic orgy.
  2. 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. 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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