Wiccanness

English

Etymology

From Wiccan ‎ -ness.

Noun

Wiccanness (uncountable)

1. The quality of being Wiccan.
   • 1996 January 28, Felis Uncia, “Re: Differences between a Witch and a wiccan...”, in alt.religion.wicca (Usenet), message-ID <[email protected]>:

     A number of people are arguing that Wicca should be better (i.e., its elements more clearly) defined as a religion, and that there should be a minimal establishing criteria for Wiccanness.

   • 1999 July 10, Baird Stafford, “Re: At peace”, in alt.religion.wicca.moderated (Usenet), message-ID <[email protected]>:

     I am under the impression that the formal declaration of "Wiccanness" has a profound effect on the lives of many, many people who choose this Path.

   • 2000 March 24, deò, “Re: Re:Regression”, in alt.religion.wicca.moderated (Usenet), message-ID <[email protected]>:

     And I don't think this view is contrary to my professed "Wiccanness" at all. Reincarnation is a very real and tangible thing to me, if not in the traditional sense.

   • 2002 April 13, Parse Tree, “Re: Troll Magazine?[TROLL]”, in alt.slack (Usenet), message-ID <[email protected]>:

     Are you Wiccan? Do you involved in a Wiccan community? / This is a requirement for proper judgement of someone's Wiccanness.

   • 2002 November 23, Aqua, “Re: Out to the Shrink!”, in alt.polyamory (Usenet), message-ID <[email protected]>:

     Firstly, the issue didn't seem to be Jewishness but Wiccanness.

   • 2004 September 6, Jackdaw, “Re: folks near Sarum”, in uk.religion.pagan (Usenet), message-ID <[email protected]>:

     Tho several of the ladies wore crosses, there was a definite air of ... um...Wiccanness about.

   • 2005 February 24, -A., “Re: 'Grounded' Paganism”, in alt.religion.wicca.moderated (Usenet), message-ID <[email protected]>:

     For me, personal contact with nature *is* the essence of my Wiccanness.

   • 2005 September 30, Sergeant Tibbs, “Re: Witch link to missing man (slightly political reply)”, in alt.religion.wicca.moderated (Usenet), message-ID <lci%[email protected]>:

     It's high-schoolish now to think you can't deny your Wiccanness and your already published status (not that you would want to.)