Old Religion

English

Proper noun

the Old Religion

  1. The ancient pagan religion of witchcraft held to have survived the persecution of Christianity in Europe.
    • 1965, Attila Zohar, Kings Cross Black Magic, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page 51:
      More than that, we were told that witchcraft is more than just an attempt to practise magic. It is what members of the cult call the Old Religion.
    • 2001, Stephen J. Spignesi, The Cat Book of Lists, New Page Books, →ISBN, page 166:
      Gerina Dunwich is a High Priestess of the Old Religion, a professional astrologer, a lifelong student of the occult, and a cat-lover.
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