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In mediaeval demonology, the nocturnal assembly in which demons and sorcerers were thought to celebrate their orgies.

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  1. n. In mediaeval demonology, the nocturnal assembly in which demons and sorcerers were thought to celebrate their orgies.
  2. n. a midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery; in the Middle Ages it was supposed to be a demonic orgy
  3. In mediæval demonology, the nocturnal assembly in which demons and sorcerers were thought to celebrate their orgies.
  4. In mediæval demonology, the nocturnal assembly in which demonsand sorcerers were thought to celebrate their orgies.
  5. n a midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery; in the Middle Ages it was supposed to be a demonic orgy