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hexcraft

noun
/ˈhɛksˌkɹɑːft/UK/ˈhɛksˌkɹæft/US

Etymology

From hex + -craft.

  1. derived from hexen
  2. borrowed from hexe — “to practice witchcraft”
  3. suffixed as hexcraft — “hex + -craft”

Definitions

  1. The practice, art, or skill of casting hexes and spells

    The practice, art, or skill of casting hexes and spells; sorcery; witchcraft.

    • Sympathetic and imitative magick, herbal enchantment, charms and fetishes, candle magick, love magick, potion-brewing, mojo magick, hexcraft, and Hoodoo folk magick are but several examples of what many regard as low magick.
    • Unlike the Wiccans I was hanging out with lately—my friend Bronwyn and her good-natured coven—I don't shy away from hexcraft.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for hexcraft. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA