Old Religion

proper noun

The ancient pagan religion of witchcraft held to have survived the persecution of Christianity in Europe.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Old Religion
  1. The ancient pagan religion of witchcraft held to have survived the persecution of Christianity in Europe.

    Gerina Dunwich is a High Priestess of the Old Religion, a professional astrologer, a lifelong student of the occult, and a cat-lover.

    2001, Stephen J. Spignesi, The Cat Book of Lists, New Page Books, →ISBN, page 166
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    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.

    1965, Attila Zohar, Kings Cross Black Magic, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page 51
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