Are male Witches called warlocks?
In an attempt to ostracize those who followed the old religions from the realms of popular society, the Church categorized Witches as warlocks. The word “warlock” translates as the Scottish Gaelic term for a liar, oathbreaker, back-stabber, or someone generally not to be trusted. Many people use this as a term for a male Witch in contemporary society, but any Witch referred to as such will be greatly insulted by the term. Those who use the term “warlock” should not be trusted for information because they are either ignorant of the term and not knowledgeable about the Craft,or they are most likely teenagers involved with pseudo-satanism who think that name sounds cool. If someone betrayed a coven, the members might mark them as a warlock by taking a blade and slashing them across the forehead so that everyone who met the person would recognize them as such and would know not to trust that person. Interestingly enough, this same technique of marking was used by the Church to designate so
