• Geek_King@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    A male witch is a warlock right? Perhaps he’s a reality warper, and isn’t predicting things like Trump becoming president, but rather he’s MAKING IT HAPPEN!!! BURN THE WARLOCK!

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      1 year ago

      male witch is a warlock right

      Depends on your source. I’m sure there’s some context on which that’s true.

      If we’re talking the transphobic author’s world, a male witch is a wizard. Warlock, there, is a title kinda like “knight”.

      In D&D a warlock is a person who gets magic by forming a pact with an otherworldly patron, like a devil or fey. A witch has meant different things at different times, but probably most strongly conjured images of an old-looking hag brewing potions with a familiar.

      According to IRL wiccan lore a warlock is an evil male practiser of witchcraft, while a witch can be male or female.

      Other contexts will have other explanations, I’m sure.