After doing much research and study, I thought that I had some answers. But then I was asked this question,
"What is the difference between Wiccan and Pagan?" I must admit, at first I found it hard to describe. So I did a little more research, and looked for definitions. And this is what I found:
Blessed Be!
First entry found for Wicca.Main Entry: Wic·ca
Pronunciation: 'wi-k&
Function: noun
Etymology: probably from Old English wicca wizard -- more at WITCH
Date: 1959
: a religion influenced by pre-Christian beliefs and practices of western Europe that affirms the existence of supernatural power (as magic) and of both male and female deities who inhere in nature, and that emphasizes ritual observance of seasonal and life cycles - Wiccan /'wi-k&n/ adjective or noun
Second entry found for Wicca.SYLLABICATION: Wic·ca
NOUN: 1. A polytheistic Neo-Pagan nature religion inspired by various pre-Christian western European beliefs, whose central deity is a mother goddess and which includes the use of herbal magic and benign witchcraft.
2. A group or community of believers or followers of this religion.
ETYMOLOGY: Old English wicca, necromancer. See witch.
Third entry found for Wicca.SYLLABICATION: Wi·tch
NOUN:
1. A woman claiming or popularly believed to possess magical powers and practice sorcery.
2. A believer or follower of Wicca; a Wiccan.
3. A hag.
4. A woman considered to be spiteful or overbearing.
5. Informal A woman or girl considered bewitching.
6. One particularly skilled or competent at one's craft: "A witch of a writer, [she] is capable of developing an intensity that verges on ferocity" (Peter S. Prescott).
VERB:
Inflected forms: witched, witch·ing, witch·es
TRANSITIVE VERB:
1. To work or cast a spell on; bewitch.
2. To cause, bring, or effect by witchcraft.
INTRANSITIVE VERB:
To use a divining rod to find underground water or minerals; dowse.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English wicche, from Old English wicce, witch, and wicca, wizard, sorcerer.
First entry found for Pagan.Main Entry: pa·gan
Pronunciation: 'pA-g&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin paganus, from Latin, country dweller, from pagus country district; akin to Latin pangere to fix
Date: 14th century
1 : HEATHEN 1; especially : a follower of a polytheistic religion (as in ancient Rome)
2 : one who has little or no religion and who delights in sensual pleasures and material goods : an irreligious or hedonistic person.
- pagan adjective
pa·gan·ish /-g&-nish/ adjective
Second entry found for Pagan.Main Entry: pa·gan·ism
Pronunciation: 'pA-g&-"ni-z&m
Function: noun Date: 15th century
1 a : pagan beliefs or practices b : a pagan religion
2 : the quality or state of being a pagan
Third entry found for Pagan.PREISTESS:
NOUN: A woman who presides over religious rites, especially in pagan religions
We after much consideration I have come up with this.Wicca is a nature-based religion, close in the ideology to Native American and Shamanistic Traditions. The Knowledge of Wicca comes from the movement of the sun, moon, and stars, and the cycles of each season. Wiccans practice to align themselves with the natural forces of life. Wiccans honour and celebrate the female energy known as the Goddess in the form of Her Triple reflection of Maiden, Mother and Crone. And Her consort, the masculine energy known as the God, Hunter, Horned God, which completes the total being of the Divine Source. Wiccans recognise the innate presence of divinity in the natural world, each individual and the cycle of the seasons.
