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witch cult

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

a covert pagan religion believed to have persisted across medieval Europe, devoted to an ancient fertility god and persecuted by Christianity as witchcraft.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: As proposed by Margaret Murray

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