wiccaning

See also: Wiccaning

English

Etymology

wiccan +‎ -ing

Noun

wiccaning (plural wiccanings)

1. (Wicca) A Wiccan ritual analogous to baptism for infants.
   • 1999, Helen A. Berger, A community of witches, page 90:

     The welcoming rite — referred to as a wiccaning, a saining, or a paganing — serves a threefold purpose.

Related terms

• saining

Translations

pagan "baptism"

• French: baptême wiccan
• Spanish: wiccanísmo m