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witch or warlock??

Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 6:14 am
by gingerkitty
Hi there,this is probably silly ,but is a warlock just a male witch with the same power, or is it different to a witch?

Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 6:24 am
by Elem
As defined by Google:
"A derogatory term which literally means "oathbreaker". It is a common misconception that male witches are called warlocks. However, male witches are no different than females in this respect and so they are simply called witches."
So male witches are just called.. Witches :lol:.

Elem

Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 7:25 am
by gingerkitty
thank you,a debate i was having with a so called warlock has just been won(by me) thank you again

Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 7:40 pm
by juliaki
A male Wiccan would be a Wiccan, although if you go back historically, a female practitioner of Wicca (or in some traditions, Wica) would be a Wicce and a male practitioner of Wicca (Wica) would be a Wicca.

Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 7:45 am
by gingerkitty
Hi there,isn't a witch not so much a wiccan still a witch no matter the gender if you only go by the witch part of the practice,leaving the religien part out of it?

Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 10:29 pm
by Skylights
I think as far as just witchcraft goes, not Wicca specifically, it's still generally considered offensive to call someone a warlock. I think the more accepted term is still just 'witch.'

Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 7:36 am
by gingerkitty
Hi there,WHen is a worlock a worlock if a witch is both?

Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 12:05 pm
by juliaki
A person, male or female, is a warlock when they break oaths (and generally oaths of secrecy) to those of their Craft.

Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 7:13 am
by gingerkitty
Hi there,thank you for clearing that up, it was a question that ive been having a debate with someone for some time .And i win thanks again.

Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 6:01 pm
by Raven451


I have always been under the impression that a witch is a warlock when they have broken an oath to a coven and have been removed from the coven as well..With that description in my mind a Warlock could be either Gender and definitely is NOT something a witch would choose to be referred to..

Bright Blessings,

Lori :)

thanks

Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 9:30 pm
by Aubrey Rose5
this is a very good question though that im sure tons of people were wondering so thanks for bringing it up

Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 10:46 pm
by HPCrowley
If i'm not mistaken, some Satanists refer to themselves as Warlocks. I'm not sure if the "official" C.O.S. ones do, but freelancers may. I'll look up some info.

Edit: I perused the C.O.S. website, and found no mention of the term, so i assume that card-carrying Satanists don't use it.