ley line

noun

A supposed alignment of ancient sacred sites, such as megalith structures, along straight lines of mystical power.

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Meanings

nounley line (plural ley lines)

plural ley lines

  1. human sciencesA supposed alignment of ancient sacred sites, such as megalith structures, along straight lines of mystical power.

    Glastonbury had long been associated with myths of ancient kings, witchcraft, ley-lines and wart curing[.]

    1982, Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything, page 99

    Synonyms: ley

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA supposed alignment of ancient sacred sites, such as megalith structures, along straight lines of mystical power.

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Origin

From ley (“meadow”) + line. Coined by archaeologist Alfred Watkins, who believed that the toponyms ley, lea and leigh indicated Neolithic paths.

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APA

ley line. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ley%20line

MLA

“ley line.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ley%20line. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ley line,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ley%20line.

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