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A '''witch''' was a practitioner of [[magic]]al arts. The term was often primarily applied to female [[magician]]s, though not all female magicians considered themselves witches. Some cultures used the term "[[wizard]]" to refer to a male witch ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'') while others used "witch" to refer to practitioners of either gender. Less advanced cultures had a fear of witches and would sometimes mistake [[psychic power]]s or [[Clarke's Law|advanced technology]] as witchcraft.

A benevolent witch was known as a "white witch". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'') In [[Orkney]], [[Scotland]], a witch could be referred to as a "spey-wife". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Revenants (audio story)|The Revenants]]'') A group of witches was called a [[coven]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Image of the Fendahl (TV story)|Image of the Fendahl]]'')