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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_195661" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_195661" /> == | ||
<p> (1): (n.) One who practices the black art, or magic; one regarded as possessing supernatural or magical power by compact with an evil spirit, esp. with the Devil; a sorcerer or sorceress; - now applied chiefly or only to women, but formerly used of men as well. </p> <p> (2): (n.) A cone of paper which is placed in a vessel of lard or other fat, and used as a taper. </p> <p> (3): (n.) The stormy petrel. </p> <p> (4): (n.) A certain curve of the third order, described by Maria Agnesi under the name versiera. </p> <p> (5): (n.) One who exercises more than common power of attraction; a charming or bewitching person; also, one given to mischief; - said especially of a woman or child. </p> <p> (6): (v. t.) To bewitch; to fascinate; to enchant. </p> <p> (7): (n.) An ugly old woman; a hag. </p> | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) One who practices the black art, or magic; one regarded as possessing supernatural or magical power by compact with an evil spirit, esp. with the Devil; a sorcerer or sorceress; - now applied chiefly or only to women, but formerly used of men as well. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) [[A]] cone of paper which is placed in a vessel of lard or other fat, and used as a taper. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' n.) The stormy petrel. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' n.) [[A]] certain curve of the third order, described by Maria Agnesi under the name versiera. </p> <p> '''(5):''' ''' (''' n.) One who exercises more than common power of attraction; a charming or bewitching person; also, one given to mischief; - said especially of a woman or child. </p> <p> '''(6):''' ''' (''' v. t.) To bewitch; to fascinate; to enchant. </p> <p> '''(7):''' ''' (''' n.) An ugly old woman; a hag. </p> | ||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_64383" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_64383" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> [[Witch,]] n. </p> 1. [[A]] woman who by compact with the devil, practices sorcery or enchantment. 2. [[A]] woman who is given to unlawful arts. 3. [[A]] winding sinuous bank. <p> [[Witch,]] To bewitch to fascinate to enchant. </p> <p> [[Ill]] witch sweet ladies with my words and looks. </p> | ||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_75472" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_75472" /> == | ||
<p> Witch. See Divination; Magic. </p> | <p> '''Witch.''' ''See '' '''Divination; Magic''' ''.'' </p> | ||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_33976" /> == | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_33976" /> == | ||
Exodus 22:18 <i> Mekhashshepheh </i> Deuteronomy 18:10 <i> Mekhashshepheth </i> | Exodus 22:18 <i> Mekhashshepheh </i> Deuteronomy 18:10 <i> Mekhashshepheth </i> | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_44591" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_44591" /> == | ||
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== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_37964" /> == | == Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_37964" /> == | ||
<p> (See | <p> (See [[Divination;]] [[Magic.)]] </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_66205" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_66205" /> == | ||
<p> is the rendering, in the A.V., at Exodus 22:18, of מְכִשֵּׁפָה (mekashshê phah, Sept. φαρμακοί ,-Vulg. malefici), and in Deuteronomy 18:10, of the masc. form of the same word (מְכִשֵּׁ )?, mekashshê ph, Sept. φαρμακός, Vulg. maleficus), which is elsewhere rendered "sorcerer" (Exodus 7:11; Daniel 2:2; Malachi 3:5). </p> | <p> is the rendering, in the [[A.V.,]] at Exodus 22:18, of מְכִשֵּׁפָה (mekashshê phah, Sept. φαρμακοί '',-Vulg. malefici'' )'','' and in Deuteronomy 18:10, of the ''masc.'' form of the same word (מְכִשֵּׁ )?, mekashshê ph, Sept. φαρμακός, Vulg. ''maleficus'' )'','' which is elsewhere rendered "sorcerer" ( Exodus 7:11; Daniel 2:2; Malachi 3:5). </p> | ||
== Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_16954" /> == | == Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_16954" /> == | ||
Revision as of 23:17, 12 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( n.) One who practices the black art, or magic; one regarded as possessing supernatural or magical power by compact with an evil spirit, esp. with the Devil; a sorcerer or sorceress; - now applied chiefly or only to women, but formerly used of men as well.
(2): ( n.) A cone of paper which is placed in a vessel of lard or other fat, and used as a taper.
(3): ( n.) The stormy petrel.
(4): ( n.) A certain curve of the third order, described by Maria Agnesi under the name versiera.
(5): ( n.) One who exercises more than common power of attraction; a charming or bewitching person; also, one given to mischief; - said especially of a woman or child.
(6): ( v. t.) To bewitch; to fascinate; to enchant.
(7): ( n.) An ugly old woman; a hag.
King James Dictionary [2]
Witch, n.
1. A woman who by compact with the devil, practices sorcery or enchantment. 2. A woman who is given to unlawful arts. 3. A winding sinuous bank.
Witch, To bewitch to fascinate to enchant.
Ill witch sweet ladies with my words and looks.
Smith's Bible Dictionary [3]
Witch. See Divination; Magic .
Easton's Bible Dictionary [4]
Exodus 22:18 Mekhashshepheh Deuteronomy 18:10 Mekhashshepheth
Holman Bible Dictionary [5]
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [6]
(See Divination; Magic.)
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [7]
is the rendering, in the A.V., at Exodus 22:18, of מְכִשֵּׁפָה (mekashshê phah, Sept. φαρμακοί ,-Vulg. malefici ), and in Deuteronomy 18:10, of the masc. form of the same word (מְכִשֵּׁ )?, mekashshê ph, Sept. φαρμακός, Vulg. maleficus ), which is elsewhere rendered "sorcerer" ( Exodus 7:11; Daniel 2:2; Malachi 3:5).
Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature [8]
The fem., a sorceress, is found in ; the mas., a sorcerer or magician, in ; ; ; . In the New Testament 'sorcerer' occurs in ; .
References
- ↑ Witch from Webster's Dictionary
- ↑ Witch from King James Dictionary
- ↑ Witch from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Witch from Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Witch from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Witch from Fausset's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Witch from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
- ↑ Witch from Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature
