​Witchcraft is the art or practice of witches; the practice of sorcery, enchantments and intercourse with spirits; the belief in, or use of, certain kinds of supernatural or magical powers ​

 

The term “witch” has its origins in the ancient Anglo-Saxon word "wicca", which itself is derived from the word "wicce" meaning "wise", and ultimately from the Germanic root “wic” meaning to “bend” or to “turn”.​