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Occultism vs Witchcraft - What's the difference?

occultism | witchcraft |

As nouns the difference between occultism and witchcraft

is that occultism is the study of the supernatural while witchcraft is the practice of witches; magic, sorcery or the use supernatural powers to influence or predict events.

occultism

English

Noun

(wikipedia occultism) (en noun)
  • The study of the supernatural
  • A belief in occult powers and the hope of controlling them

    • witchcraft

    English

    (wikipedia witchcraft)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • 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 , 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 .

    See also

    * spellcraft * gypsycraft English words suffixed with -craft