witch

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The squat structures were nearly saturated with rich men, sportsmen, society men and their ladies, when out on the magic carpet the witch- ery which had drawn them from across the world began.

From Time Magazine Archive

At the same time, she has made it clear that there will be no witch- hunts in the army if she is elected.

From Time Magazine Archive

But the Evangelicals tolerate a somewhat broader range of Bible interpretation and cultural outlook, and tend to be against doctrinal witch- hunts.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then the chief's wife took the boy to the headmen, and the witch- doctors.

From In Search of the Okapi A Story of Adventure in Central Africa by Glanville, Ernest

There are many other instances of a like nature showing the important position assigned to girls and young women in the esoteric rites, secret societies, magic, sorcery, and witch- craft of primitive peoples.

From The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day by Chamberlain, Alexander F.