Wicca Grammer

[WpingWllow]

Hello All.

I'm a relegious Buffy-fanatic, and I caught something in one of my books the other day, Willow, a practicing witch, stated "I have the chance to be a kick-ass Wicca." Not "Wiccan." I've heard a few people say it this way, but I've always referred to myself as a "Wiccan." Which is correct?

Thanks! Have a great day.

[Pan]

I've heard both, so I don't really think there's a "correct" way of saying it... though on Scooby Doo.. she called herself a "Wiccan". I never laughed so hard as I did in Scooby Doo and the Witch's Ghost!

[Haedis]

To my limited knowledge "wicca" was originally a name for a male witch and was later adapted as the name of a religion. Taken in this context it would be incorrect (I think) seeing as how Willow is a girl. I have heard it used to describe a group of Wiccans ("the wicca") but never from any reliable source, so I cant say for sure.

[Regulus]

There are some who argue for one over the other and such but both work just fine. i remember that scooby doo. It was great. Had to laugh.

[Mithrea]

Well, since she asked about grammar, here is my .02. "Wicca" means the religion. Since you are not the religion itself, you are not a "Wicca," you are a practitioner, follower or believer of Wicca. That makes you "Wiccan." That's if you follow the the grammar and spelling rules. Other things dicate usage too though. Such as the way a word is commonly used. In my experience, the way I just described the usage is the way most people use it. Dictionary.com will tell you something different. But dictionary.com also gives "skunked" definitions of other words like "cult" and "myth." A "skunked" word is a word that has been misused so often, dictionaries start publishing the new, wrong definition as well. I would say that "Wicca" is one of those words.

However you choose to use it though, you wouldn't capitalize it when referring to a practitioner. You capitalize it only when referring to the religion.

[SpikesPet5150]

Yeah, they use "Wicca" like that all the time in Buffy. Spike called Tara and Willow Lover-Wicca's. :) hehe
~Bree

P.S. Mith, babe, love your new signature. :) *giggles*

[)O( ~ Khara~ )O(]

I'm at a loss. Though I follow most of the "Wiccan" ideas and beliefs, I have always considered myself a witch and a shaman. I probably shouldn't even post here as I have never watched "Buffy" after the original movie. However mt $.02 for what they're worth.

[Jenett]

the 'of the Wicca' is a usage that I've usually seen in some specific settings (Gardnerian, Alexandrian, and some of their offshoots and relations, basically.)

[Kaylara]

Wicca is the name of the religion and of the followers... IMHO, Wiccan is a bastardization of the word. It is accepted as the name of the religion, but in truth the original name for the religion was Wicca, and the followers were the Wicca.

Kaylara

[Rævyn Cigány]

And I've heard that Wicca was originally used for a male and Wicce for a female... funny how everything gets jumbled in the mix, eh?

B*B

Rae )O(

[StormChaser]

Eh.. bastardization or not.. i prefer the sound of Wiccan over Wicca... Wicca sounds unfinished to me.