Etymology of Wicca view that associated witchcraft with darkness. Historian Ronald Hutton states that he knew of three "Wiccan" covens founded in the 1980s who began to describe themselves as "Traditional Witches" in the 1990s. Etymology of Wicca In Modern English, the term "Wicca" () refers to Wicca, the religion of contemporary Pagan Witchcraft. It is used within the Pagan community under competing definitions. One refers to the entirety of the Pagan Witchcraft movement, while the other refers explicitly to traditions included in what is now called British Traditional Wicca. Although pronounced differently, "Wicca" is related to the Old English word "wicca", which
Fluffy bunny (Wicca) or faddish. Common descriptions given by people using the term include elements such as the practitioner deliberately choosing to emphasize goodness, light, eclecticism and elements taken from the New Age movement over elements seen as too dark, as well as the practitioner appearing to follow the religion as a fad. The term "fluffy bunny" became more prevalent in the 1990s after it was used to describe a depiction of the Wiccan religion in the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". The show, which featured a Wiccan coven, raised ire from practitioners of Wicca who believe that the coven in the