hexcraft en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhɛksˌkɹɑːft/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈhɛksˌkɹæft/ (General-American)
Etymology
From hex + -craft.
Meanings
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(uncountable) 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.
2001, Gerina Dunwich, Exploring Spellcraft: How to Create and Cast Effective Spells, page 29:Unlike the Wiccans I was hanging out with lately—my friend Bronwyn and her good-natured coven—I don't shy away from hexcraft.
2011, Juliet Blackwell, Hexes and Hemlines: A Witchcraft Mystery:
Synonyms
conjuration · conjuring · sortilege · hexcraft · goety · wandwork · whistness · spellcasting · charmwork · diablerie · witchwork · wizardcraft · spellcraft · enchantment · witchery · hexerei · magic · warlockry · sorcery · craft · bewitchery · witchery · wonderworking · druidcraft · witchcraft · thaumaturgy · dwimmer · witchdom · dark arts · sorcery · black arts · mojo · spellcraft · spellwork · dwimmercraft · jugglery · gypsycraft · dweomercraft · wizardry