Mysticism vs Witchcraft - What's the difference?
mysticism | witchcraft |
The beliefs, ideas, or thoughts of mystics.
A doctrine of direct communication or spiritual intuition of divine truth.
A transcendental union of soul or mind with the divine reality or divinity.
Obscure thoughts and speculations.
The practice of witches; magic, sorcery or the use supernatural powers to influence or predict events.
* 1387 , John Trevisa (transl.), Polychronicon Ranulphi Higden Monachi Cestrensis ,
As nouns the difference between mysticism and witchcraft
is that mysticism is the beliefs, ideas, or thoughts of mystics while witchcraft is the practice of witches; magic, sorcery or the use supernatural powers to influence or predict events.mysticism
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(wikipedia mysticism)Noun
Antonyms
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* English words suffixed with -ismwitchcraft
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(wikipedia witchcraft)Noun
(en-noun)chapter XLIV:
- And in þat ilond is sortilege and wicchecraft i-vsed. For wommen þere selliþ schipmen wynde, as it were i-closed vnder þre knottes of þrede, so þat þe more wynd he wol haue, he wil vnknette þe mo knottes.
- Wiccans believe in a modernised form of witchcraft .