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WITCHES' SABBATH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does witches' Sabbath mean? 

WITCHES' SABBATH (noun)
  The noun WITCHES' SABBATH has 1 sense:

1. a midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery; in the Middle Ages it was supposed to be a demonic orgyplay

  Familiarity information: WITCHES' SABBATH used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WITCHES' SABBATH (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery; in the Middle Ages it was supposed to be a demonic orgy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

sabbat; witches' Sabbath

Hypernyms ("witches' Sabbath" is a kind of...):

assembly (a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose)


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