crone

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see also: Crone

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /kɹoʊn/
• (RP) IPA: /kɹəʊn/

Noun

crone (plural crones)

1. (archaic) An old woman.

   • But still the crone was constant to her note.

2. An archetypal figure, a Wise Woman.
3. An ugly, evil-looking, or frightening old woman; a hag.
4. (obsolete) An old ewe.
5. (obsolete) An old man, especially one who talks and acts like an old woman.

   • A few old battered crones of office.

   • The old crone [a negro man] lived in a hovel […] which his master had given him.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:old woman

Translations

• French: vieille
• Portuguese: coroa
• Russian: стару́ха

Translations

• French: sorcière
• Italian: strega
• Portuguese: bruxa
• Russian: карга́
• Spanish: bruja

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Crone

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Noun

crone (plural crones)

1. (Wicca) One of the triune goddesses of the Lady in Wicca alongside the Mother and Maiden and representing an old woman
   • 2004, Aurora Greenbough, Cathy Jewell, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Spells and Spellcraft, page 9 ↗

     The Lady is often thought of as having three aspects: Maiden, Mother, and Crone.

Antonyms

• Sage

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