<Dd> A Christian should not consult foul witches concerning his prosperity . </Dd> <P> In both these examples wiccan is the plural noun, not an adjective . The adjective fulan (foul) can mean "physically unclean" as well as "morally or spiritually unclean" or "wicked". </P> <P> In Old English glossaries the words wicce and wicca are used to gloss such Latin terms as augur, hariolus, conjector, and pythonyssa, all of which mean "diviner", "soothsayer", which suggests a possible role of fortune - teller for the witch in Anglo - Saxon times . </P> <P> The word wicca is associated with animistic healing rites in Halitgar's Latin Penitential where it is stated that </P>

What is the origin of the word witch