witches' Sabbath
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witches' Sabbath
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The phrase is first attested in the seventeenth century, but was popularized only from the 20th century onwards.
noun witches' Sabbaths · witches' Sabbat
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A supposed meeting of witches at midnight to practice sorcery or to take part in a demonic orgy.
Near-synonym: Black Mass
Similar: black Sabbath, Black Mass, sabbat
- A religious gathering of a Wiccan coven at a covenstead or circle
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noun supposed meeting of witches at midnight to practice sorcery or to take part in a demonic orgy
| Español | aquelarre |
|---|---|
| Português | aquelarre |
| Français | sabbat |
| Deutsch | Hexensabbat |
| Italiano | sabba |
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