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Gardnerian meaning

Of or pertaining to Gerald Gardner (1884-1964), English anthropologist and occultist who brought Wicca to public attention.

Using Gardnerian

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to Gerald Gardner (1884-1964), English anthropologist and occultist who brought Wicca to public attention.
  • In the example corpus, gardnerian often appears in combinations such as: gardnerian wicca, the gardnerian, gardnerian tradition.

Context around Gardnerian

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

thus 1× cases 1× traditional 1× allowed 1×

Often after:

wicca 6× tradition 3× wiccan 1× book 1×

Sentence patterns with Gardnerian

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

all cases gardnerian wicca absolutely 1× clear in gardnerian wicca there 1× descended from gardnerian wicca 1× gardnerian wicca and 1× have allowed gardnerian wicca to 1× initiate of gardnerian wicca to 1× morality the gardnerian tradition teaches 1× on the gardnerian tradition to 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

certain initiates such 1× gardnerian wicca and 1× in all cases 1× the brotherhood and 1× the rebirth of 1× this brought them 1×

Common sentence endings:

allowing further expansion 1× from gardnerian wicca 1× grades of initiation 1× instance of sharing 1× much more rapidly 1× or high priest 1×

Words around Gardnerian

Just before it in the word index:

gardnerella 2 gardner 742 gardline 2 gardists 2 gardini 2 gardiners 8

Just after it in the word index:

gardners 7 gardnerville 3 gardoqui 2 gardy 4 gare 28 gareca 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanholt 13 aardwolf 13 abati 13 abbeville 13 abcc 13 abelard 13

Corpus analysis for Gardnerian

  • In this selection, "gardnerian" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, thus, cases, traditional, wicca, tradition and wiccan stand out and add context to how "gardnerian" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include all cases gardnerian wicca absolutely and clear in gardnerian wicca there. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "gardnerian" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with gardnerian

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The Brotherhood and Sisterhood are oath-bound, initiatory mystery religions which use a ritual framework descended from Gardnerian Wicca. (19 words)

This brought them into contact with the Gardnerian tradition of magical religion (or religious magic), and deeply influenced that tradition in return. (22 words)

The second was a prose version which is contained within the traditional Gardnerian Book of Shadows and more closely resembles Gardner's "Leviter Veslis" version of 1949. (27 words)

Longer example sentences

In all cases, Gardnerian Wicca absolutely forbids any member to share the name, personal information, fact of membership, and so on without advanced individual consent of that member for that specific instance of sharing. (34 words)

This was the first of a number of disputes between individuals and groups, Hutton, Triumph of the Moon but the increased publicity only seems to have allowed Gardnerian Wicca to grow much more rapidly. (34 words)

Certain initiates such as Alex Sanders and Raymond Buckland who brought his take on the Gardnerian tradition to the United States in 1964 started off their own major traditions allowing further expansion. (32 words)

Example sentences (10)

Thus Gardnerian Wiccan teachings stand firm against coercion and for informed consent; forbid proselytization while requiring anyone seeking to become an initiate of Gardnerian Wicca to ask for teaching, studies, initiation.

Certain initiates such as Alex Sanders and Raymond Buckland who brought his take on the Gardnerian tradition to the United States in 1964 started off their own major traditions allowing further expansion.

Gardnerian Wicca and other forms of British Traditional Wicca operate as an initiatory mystery cult ; membership is gained only through initiation by a Wiccan High Priestess or High Priest.

In all cases, Gardnerian Wicca absolutely forbids any member to share the name, personal information, fact of membership, and so on without advanced individual consent of that member for that specific instance of sharing.

The Brotherhood and Sisterhood are oath-bound, initiatory mystery religions which use a ritual framework descended from Gardnerian Wicca.

The Rebirth of Witchcraft, Doreen Valiente, page 52-53 Ethics and morality The Gardnerian tradition teaches a core ethical guideline, often referred to as "The Rede" or "The Wiccan Rede".

The second was a prose version which is contained within the traditional Gardnerian Book of Shadows and more closely resembles Gardner's "Leviter Veslis" version of 1949.

This brought them into contact with the Gardnerian tradition of magical religion (or religious magic), and deeply influenced that tradition in return.

This was the first of a number of disputes between individuals and groups, Hutton, Triumph of the Moon but the increased publicity only seems to have allowed Gardnerian Wicca to grow much more rapidly.

Wiccans often refer to being in or out of the "broom closet", to make the exactness of the parallel clear.) In Gardnerian Wicca, there are three grades of initiation.

Common combinations with gardnerian

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "gardnerian" in a sentence?
An example: "Thus Gardnerian Wiccan teachings stand firm against coercion and for informed consent; forbid proselytization while requiring anyone seeking to become an initiate of Gardnerian Wicca to ask for teaching, studies, initiation." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "gardnerian" from authentic English texts.
What does "gardnerian" mean?
Gardnerian means: Of or pertaining to Gerald Gardner (1884-1964), English anthropologist and occultist who brought Wicca to public attention.
How many example sentences with "gardnerian" are there?
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