What is a witch?

[Saltyk]

Not telling your gender? I'm guessing female. No other reason to not tell on a forum populated by males.

Oh, there are plenty of other reasons to maintain an ambiguous gender. I don't care what people think, as long as they're perpetually confused.

Lol. It won't work on me. You're now officially a girl. True or not and whether you like it or not.

Think what you like, with your crossdressing Cloud Strife and all.

Hey. Could was a very handsome lady. Classy, too. You're just jealous.

And I don't know who your avatar is. I thought it was Nami from One Piece, but a quick search revealed that her eyes aren't blue.

I'm not saying he wasn't. Cloud was a very beautiful/handsome lady.

It's Rena Ryuugu from something called Higurashi.

Yeah, but if we're being honest, that one scene would be a hard sell in a remake. He's was just too sexy. Or something like that.

Ah. It's from an anime/game series (thank God for Google). I figured it was from an anime, but just didn't know which one.

Anyway, we should probably stop here before we get into trouble for being off topic.

 

[xdiesp]

Male, 30+.

Witches existed as long as we kept burning them. Other than that, it's a woman conspiring with the Devil to cause damage to others who would net a one-way trip to the nearest Inquisition dungeon.

 

[Formica Archonis]

<IMG SRC="http://s91291220.onlinehome.us/formica/marisa.jpg" align=right width=250 height=303>Depends on context, really. Ask me about frogs and I'll default to animals but you might also hear my opinions on Frenchmen or dressmaking if the topic of discussion relates to one of those.

In almost anything relating to fantasy (or the current holiday): A female spellcaster, typically one with some stereotypical trappings like a broom for flying or a pointy hat.

Real world: A practitioner of Wicca, more often used by someone who's not a member of the faith. (IMHO)

Memes: Marisa Kirisame, of course.

(My vital stats? 32 year old male.)

 

[Jonluw]

Male 16-21
A witch - to me - is one of two things.
Eiter, a mythological creature of sorts: A human being with magical powers and a tendency to release these powers by means of magical brews.
Or, a regular person: Someone who practices a religion that concentrates on spirituality in nature and the occult.

 

[Crazycat690]

Male, 18 years old

Well I'd say a female who practices witchcraft, I'd also like to add that IMO a witch is only a myth, a fairytale so I wouldn't call a real breathing person a real witch unless I found a woman who can actually turn me into a frog with magic. How to explain better... I mean I can describe what a Minotaur is, but just because a real person would dress up as one he'd still not be one. Same goes for people who do witchcraft, they can pretend all they want but they'll never become real witches.

I am aware that there are these movements of young girls who like to call themselves witches, but I find them silly, a much more fitting description would be attention seeking hipsters. Again, if one of these so called witches read my words and take offense, I don't care because you can't do anything.

 

[Panda Mania]

Female, b) 16-21

Witch has several different meanings. (Duh.)

-a sinister magical woman, often found in fairy tales (think Snow White). the real-life version would be the "witches" thought to be in league with the devil that were reviled in medieval times up to...well, whenever people stopped hanging/burning these women (and men)

-a nefarious woman. used as an insult. "You witch!" funnily enough, could be replaced with "*****."

-a female who practices witchcraft/magic and/or harnesses supernatural powers and elements. there are modern witches today. there are witches in media (go Hermione!). this proves that "witch" can have positive meanings, although admittedly they're not as common as the negative ones.

 

[Lunar Templar]

Witch: A female who can perform magic.

this, age is kinda meaningless

 

[loc978]

Male, 30.

Witch: a practitioner of Wicca [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicca], male or female.

 

[kazeryu]

Male, 16-21

A witch is a women who uses magic(mostly evil magic but not always)

 

[Psychedelic Spartan]

Male, <16 now, I've been watching a lot of Monty Python, before you read my answer. A witch is someone who turns me into a newt!

 

[Rainforce]

A witch is a (most of the time female) person that gains some kind of "magical" power (including potions, curses, etc.) from a deal with the devil.
- part of group b), 16-21

Male, 31-50.

A woman who is delusional, believing they have magical powers.

A fictitious female with magical powers.

An insult used to describe an evil woman.

There are nondelusional women humans??? D:

 

[ShadowHunter474]

Male 16-21
Folk cultre: Women (sometimes man) who can preform magic a type of magic or spellcraft usalley haveing relations to the dark entiys in various religons *satans the prime example*

Pop culture: Trem for any female who can preform any form of magic or term for one who follows the wicken religion

 

[Twilight_guy]

b

Depends on the context of the question. The notion of what a witch is has changed over time. For example, witches in the past sold their soul to the devil for power in a Faustian kind of way but more modern day interpretations just imply they are magical but not necessary involved with the devil. In addition the term witch is used for more then just the mythological creature, its used for example, as a character in Valve's Left 4 Dead series. Beyond that, there are modern day people who practice "witchcraft" which is at lest semi-religious rituals and ceremonies that form some kind of a core foundation of belief. I'm not an expert on the subject, obviously, but I know that people practice witchcraft. As a result, its hard to give an overall definition but the simplest definition formed from the most common threads seems to be females(males are wizards) that practice some specific rituals know as witchcraft and may or may not have magical powers depending on the context.

 

[KingofallCosmos]

30 (just today jeej!) Male. I'd say there's no specific age. Tiffany Aching has practically been a witch since 9...

captcha: impostur incom

Whut? I'm me, really! Well, could be my pervert doppelganger.

Edit: wow did I read that wrong... Well,
Witches are either: Goths taking things too seriously
Women who talk to trees and dance around naked
Practical women solving practical problems

 

[Nautical Honors Society]

Male

16-21

A person that practices witchcraft or follows the wiccan religion.

I am suprised people keep saying "a person that performs magic", because well...magic isn't real.

 

[Quazimofo]

Male
A) Younger than 16 (for just less than another 2 months, but still 15 for now)

Witch; the definition varies from person to person, though most fall in the general ballpark of this:

one might consider a witch a female (or male, in some rare cases) who is capable of using magic (such as transformation, conjuration, and pyrokinesis), and often uses these magical powers for malevolent purposes. Witches are also known to posses at least amateur skills in enchantment and/or potion making, and frequently dress in black apparel. Finally, witches often have a feline companion, which is often female and black, and also often have a hay broom which is capable of flight that they use for transportation.

 

[Xaio30]

Male, 16-21

Witch: Herbalist woman who appears to use magic drawn from nature.

 

[kurupt87]

A female magic user, typically evil. Fictional only.

c-male

 

[Stealthygamer]

Male b)

That's a witch