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Wicca

LC control no.sh2006006643
LC classificationBP605.W53
Topical headingWicca
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Variant(s)Wica
See alsoNeopaganism
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Witchcraft
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Found inAmerican Heritage dict. ("A polytheistic Neo-Pagan nature religion inspired by various pre-Christian western European beliefs, whose central deity is a mother goddess and which includes the use of herbal magic and benign witchcraft.")
Encarta World English dict. ("religious practice involving nature-worship and witchcraft")
Wikipedia, Sept. 6, 2006 ("Wicca is a Neopagan religion and a religious movement found in many different countries, though most commonly in English-speaking cultures ... Wicca is a religion, and although its adherents often identify as witches, Wicca and witchcraft are not necessarily the same thing.")
Google search, Sept. 6, 2006 (wicca; wica)