Original sentence: Colloquially, the term witch is applied almost exclusively to women, although in earlier English the term was applied to men too.Most people would call male witches sorcerers, wizards, or warlocks; however, witches and Wiccans continue to use the term witch for all who practice witchcraft
Edited sentence: ) and its feminine counterpart, wicce, both mean wizard and gave rise to the adjective "wicked".However witches and Wiccans continue to use the term witch for all who practice witchcraft.In colloquial use, the word witch is now applied almost exclusively to women, though in earlier English it applied to men as well.Most people would now call male witches sorcerers, wizards, or warlocks.The Old English words wicca (m.The etymological roots could be several: among the candidates are the German weihen ("consecrate") as well as the English word "victim" in its original meaning for someone killed in a religious ritual.The root wik- is associated with words meaning "to bend", such as wicker, and may well relate to witches being considered twisters of the natural order.The title of Warlock is considered an insult among Wiccans and Neopagans.Thus, a "witch" might signify an ancient type of priest or priestess