witchfinding

The practice of conducting witch-hunts and identifying witches.

Noun

  1. The practice of conducting witch-hunts and identifying witches.
    • During the Middle Ages, and up to the time of the Commonwealth, various men made a profession of "Witch Finding" and hunting down individuals suspected of sorcery. - 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page...

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