Starting with the letter "W"

1. A Gothic Satanist; a worshiper of Satan who, during the late Middle Ages and Renaissance, was believed to use black magic to harm others, by involving the aid of Satan and his demons. They didn't exist then and don't exist now, .
   
   
2. A Wiccan; a follower of Wicca, a recently created, benign, Neopagan religion which is largely based on the some of the symbols, deities, seasonal days of celebration of an ancient European Celtic religion. Wiccans are prohibited from using magic to harm or manipulate others; they do not believe in the existence of Satan or demons.
   
   
3. A woman of such incredible beauty that she bewitches others.
   
   
4. A woman of incredible ugliness; a hag.
   
   
5. A person who practices benign Magick to influence the world through rituals.
   
   
6. A magician with unusual knowledge who can apparently perform miracles during ceremonial magic rituals.
   
   
7. In ancient Native American usage, the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament), and some areas of India and Africa: an evil person who secretly uses evil sorcery (black magic) to intentionally harm others.
   
   
8. In the Christian Scriptures (New Testament): a criminal who murders people through the use of poisons.
   
   
9. A follower of modern-day Religious Satanism. They recognizing Satan as a virile pre-Christian, pagan principle, but do not believe in his existence as a living entity.
   
   
10. A member of an underground, evil religious group who worship Satan who engage in ritual abuse, murder and sometimes cannibalism -- largely involving children. During the 1980s and early 1990s, many North Americans believed that this group exists; some still do, although hard evidence for their existence is non-existent.
    
    
11. A wizard who inhabits an alternative world of fantasy and magic, filled with good and evil people with magical powers, flying broomsticks, invisibility cloaks, dragons, talking animals, magical quills, etc. e.g. Harry Potter™ books.
    
    
12. A person, usually a woman, who was born with supernatural abilities and is capable of performing miracles by waving a wand, wiggling their nose, etc. This is often seen in TV programs, like Bewitched or Charmed. They don't exist either.
    
    
13. Followers of a group of Caribbean religions which combine elements of tribal African religions with Christianity; e.g. Santeria and Vodun (a.k.a. Voodoo).
    
    
14. In some African Aboriginal religions, a person who unknowingly has supernatural powers capable of hurting others. Witch doctors attempt to counteract these evil energies.
    
    
15. An expert, as in: "She is a witch of a writer." 
    
    
16. A person who uses a forked stick or other instrument to locate sources of underground material -- typically water.
    
    
17. A woman who is not submissive to her husband.
    
    
18. A general "snarl" word for a nasty, vicious person, typically female.
    
    
19. A follower of any religion other than Christianity (e.g. of Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, Native American Spirituality, etc.).

Womanism, Womanist: "Womanist and womanism are populist and poetic synonyms for black feminist and black feminism." _4,5 Theologian Jacquelyn Grant defined womanism in 1995 as:

"... a prophetic voice concerned about the well-being of the entire African American community, male and female, adults and children. Womanist theology attempts to help black women see, affirm, and have confidence in the importance of their experience and faith for determining the character of the Christian religion in the African American community. Womanist theology challenges all oppressive forces impeding black women’s struggle for survival and for the development of a positive, productive quality of life conducive to women’s and the family’s freedom and well-being. Womanist theology opposes all oppression based on race, sex, class, sexual preference, physical ability, and caste.

The term "Sexual preference" is rarely used today and has been replaced by "sexual orientation."₆

Wrath, God's: God's judgment on sinners, fueled by his anger, hatred, revulsion and indignation of sin. In the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) there are many descriptions of mass murders and genocides either created or ordered by God. Author Martyn Lloyd-Jones found that the Hebrew Scriptures contains 20 words which describe God's wrath, and that they are used 580 times. In the Christian Scriptures (New Testament) the topic is discussed in detail in Romans 1:18 and in the Book of Revelation. Author Cairns comments:

"...the full power of the wrath of God has never yet been manifested on earth - not in the deluge [of Noah], or in the destruction of Sodom, or in any other judgment. The full fury of God's anger will be seen when 'the great day of his wrath is come' and the ungodly feel the indescribable torment of 'the wrath of the Lamb' Revelation 6:16-17." ₂

Martin Luther felt that the wrath of God, as described in Revelation, was incompatible with the loving God that Jesus referred to as "Abba" during his prayers. When Luther translated the Bible into German, he downgraded Revelation, by placing it in an appendix. However. the book has been restored to its original position in modern translations.

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