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English
Etymology
From sage + -hood.
Noun
sagehood (uncountable)
- The condition or time of being a sage.
- (Wicca) The elderly stage of a male Wiccan (compared with the Sage aspect of the Horned God).
1998, Amber K, Robin Wood, Covencraft, page 129:handpartings, the recognition of crone- or sagehood, and funeral or memorial services.
2006, Ashleen O'Gaia, Family Wicca: practical paganism for parents and children, page 220:An elder Wiccan man, a male crone. Saging: (SAGE-ing) A ritual to recognize and announce a man's attainment of sagehood
- 2007, Kevin M. Gardner, A Handbook for Wiccan Clergy, page 29
- Grant (name) the gifts of inspiration, and a clear and quick mind as he/she approaches the honored state of (Sagehood/Cronehood).
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