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Plan on writing an article on the Pendle Witches eventually - local history for me
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'''A Witch''' is a female practitioner of the [[occult]]. In the past many witches were burnt at the stake. In Exodus 22:18 the [[Bible]] specifically bans witchcraft under penalty of death. The term "witchhunt" is also used to denote a political crusade against a particular group.
'''A Witch''' (sometimes spelled ''wytch'' as in the old [[English]] is a female practitioner of the [[occult]] or [[pagan]] rites. In the past many witches were burnt at the stake. In Exodus 22:18 the [[Bible]] specifically bans witchcraft under penalty of death. The famous [[British]] [[Pendle Witch]] trials of 1612AD are an example of the punishment meted out to witches by certain members of the [[Catholic]] church.
==Modern Usage==
The term "witchhunt" is also used to denote a political crusade against a particular group.
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