hexcraft

English

Etymology

From hex +‎ -craft.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhɛksˌkɹɑːft/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhɛksˌkɹæft/

Noun

hexcraft (uncountable)

1. The practice, art, or skill of casting hexes and spells; sorcery; witchcraft.
   • 2001, Gerina Dunwich, Exploring Spellcraft: How to Create and Cast Effective Spells, page 29:

     Sympathetic and imitative magick, herbal enchantment, charms and fetishes, candle magick, love magick, potion-brewing, mojo magick, hexcraft, and Hoodoo folk magick are but several examples of what many regard as low magick.

   • 2011, Juliet Blackwell, Hexes and Hemlines: A Witchcraft Mystery:

     Unlike the Wiccans I was hanging out with lately—my friend Bronwyn and her good-natured coven—I don't shy away from hexcraft.