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Old Religion
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English
Proper noun
1
The ancient pagan religion of witchcraft held to have survived the persecution of Christianity in Europe.
en 1965 Attila Zohar Kings Cross Black Magic Sydney Horwitz Publications 51 More than that, we were told that witchcraft is more than just an attempt to practise magic. It is what members of the cult call the Old Religion.
en 2001 Stephen J. Spignesi The Cat Book of Lists 1564145255 New Page Books 166 Gerina Dunwich is a High Priestess of the Old Religion, a professional astrologer, a lifelong student of the occult, and a cat-lover.