Wiccian

Part of speech: verb, noun

Definitions

1. To cast spells or perform acts of magic, especially in the context of traditional or folk witchcraft
2. To engage in the practice of witchcraft, using ritual or magical means to influence events or people
3. To work magic or sorcery, particularly through ritual practices associated with witchcraft traditions

Etymology: In Old English, "wiccian" was a verb meaning to practise sorcery or to bewitch someone. It was formed from the noun "wicca", a male sorcerer, and the feminine "wicce" is the ancestor of the modern "witch". The deeper origin of "wicca" is uncertain, though it belongs to the Germanic stock of Old English. The Old English stem also gave the modern nature-based religion Wicca its name. The religion is a much later movement, and its practitioners borrowed the old word for its associations with folk magic, not with any continuous tradition.