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witches' sabbath

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables
witch-es' s-ab-bath
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

A religious gathering of a Wiccan coven at a covenstead or circle

Example Sentences

Etymology

The phrase is first attested in the seventeenth century, but was popularized only from the 20th century onwards.

Inflected Forms

witches' Sabbaths (plural) witches' Sabbat (alternative)

Synonyms

black Sabbath Black Mass sabbat

Questions

What does witches' sabbath mean?
A supposed meeting of witches at midnight to practice sorcery or to take part in a demonic orgy.
Where does witches' sabbath come from?
The phrase is first attested in the seventeenth century, but was popularized only from the 20th century onwards.

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