Wicca
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Wicca
- /ˈwɪkə/
- [ˈwɪkə]
Sounds like wicker (non-rhotic) · Rhymes with -ɪkə
Where it comes from
A twentieth-century borrowing of Old English wiċċa (“male witch”) (from Proto-West Germanic *wikkō (“sorcerer”)) with a spelling pronunciation. The modern use of the term was introduced first as Wica, mentioned briefly in the tenth chapter of Gerald Gardner's book Witchcraft Today (1954), as a collective noun ("the Wica"), allegedly used as a self-designation by practitioners of witchcraft. The spelling Wicca, again as a collective noun, was introduced and popularized by Gerald Gardner's later book, The Meaning of Witchcraft (1959).
proper noun
- A neopagan religion that was first popularized by books written in 1949, 1954, and 1959 by the Englishman Gerald Gardner, involving the worship of a horned male god and a moon goddess, the observance of eight Sabbats, and the performance of various rituals.
Translations
Talk about this word "Wicca." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wicca. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Wicca. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wicca "Wicca." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wicca.Cite this
@misc{wicca_2026,
title = {Wicca},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wicca},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
