witchfinding

English

Noun

witchfinding (countable and uncountable, plural witchfindings)

  1. (chiefly historical) The practice of conducting witch-hunts and identifying witches.
    • 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 221:
      During the Middle Ages, and up to the time of the Commonwealth, various men made a profession of "Witch Finding" and hunting down individuals suspected of sorcery.
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