witching hour

the witching hour

1. A late time of night, most often midnight, sometimes associated with the appearance of supernatural forces or entities. Halloween was the only night of the year that our parents would let us stay up until the witching hour.

2. The time just before bedtime when children become overactive or overly excited. Sorry for all the noise, we're heading into the witching hour with the kids now.

witching hour

Midnight, as in They arrived just at the witching hour. This term alludes to older superstitions concerning a time appropriate to witchcraft and other supernatural occurrences. Shakespeare and others wrote of "the witching time of night." The precise phrase was first recorded in 1835.

the witching hour

midnight.

In Shakespeare 's Hamlet, Hamlet declares: ‘Tis now the very witching time of night, When churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out contagion to this world’. He is referring to the popular superstition that witches and other supernatural powers are active at midnight.

See also: hour, witching

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

See also:

the witching hour
witching
at night
I was up all night with a sick friend
day and night
a night on the tiles
tile
have a gas
the still of (the) night
the still of the night

References in periodicals archive

"We're bringing ground-breaking and exciting events to the borough which haven't been seen in the region before, including this weekend's performances of The Witching Hour, in Birkenhead Park, and the OVO Energy Tour Series cycling race, in Hamilton Square next Tuesday, as we prepare to welcome a Tour of Britain Stage to Wirral in the autumn.

A year of ground-breaking events highlights region's cultural status; LORNA HUGHES LOOKS FORWARD TO THE GREAT PROGRAMME TAKING PLACE ON WIRRAL TO MARK ITS STATUS AS BOROUGH OF CULTURE

The Witching Hour comes toWirralas part of the peninsula's celebrations of its year as Borough of Culture.

First look at the spectacular Witching Hour light and pyro show you don't want to miss this weekend; There's fire, pyrotechnics and live performances all weekend

This time, the witching hour ups its spellbinding spooks, scares and surprises as the teenage witch (Kiernan Shipka), her family and friends-both mortal and magical-and her colleagues at the Church of Night get ready to usher in the winter solstice.

Naughty, nefarious and nice surprises in Sabrina's 'Midwinter' break

WITCHING HOUR Get into the spirit of Halloween at Wookey Hole in Somerset

Play it ghoul; Travel INSIDERS

It is almost the witching hour in Paisley as Halloween approaches.

Halloween festival will be a scream

The BFG, PG, PS19.99 Orphan Sophie (Ruby Barnhill) is snatched from her bed at the witching hour by a hooded 24ft-tall figure, who introduces himself as the Big Friendly Giant (Mark Rylance).

Girls Night In; 24 of the "luurrve" legions of Get your mates round for an evening of film, music or fun

PRECOCIOUS orphan Sophie (Ruby Barnhill) is snatched from her bed at the witching hour by a hooded 24-feet tall figure, who introduces himself as the Big Friendly Giant (Mark Rylance).

DVD RELEASES three to see; Missed it at the cinema or on TV? We round up the best DVD releases of the week

Here are some devilishly divine drinks to ease yourself into the witching hour...

Black magic

THE BFG (PG) PRECOCIOUS orphan Sophie (Ruby Barnhill) is snatched from her bed at the witching hour by a hooded, 24-feet tall figure, who introduces himself as the Big Friendly Giant (Mark Rylance), and spirits her away to Giant Country.

also showing

..Big fun: The BFG PRECOCIOUS orphan Sophie (Ruby Barnhill) is snatched from her bed at the witching hour by a hooded 24-feet tall figure, who introduces himself as the Big Friendly Giant (Mark Rylance) and spirits her away to Giant Country.

ALSO SHOWING

Sophie knew there was something funny about the witching hour, but she didn't really expect to meet a big, friendly giant.

Movies

However, a few use less common points of view: two eerie tales -- one featuring paranoia over intruders and another where a ghost is observing a family gathering -- are in the second person, while the opening story, "Witching Hour," universalizes insomnia and worry through first-person plural.

Know the Mother

Starting the trailer with spine-chilling music and lines referencing to the boogeyman and missing people at witching hour, kids might need parental guidance as it might bring terror to the young ones.

WATCH: The Big Friendly Giant will stomp into cinemas this 2016

The witch's proto-feminism has recently been reappraised in exhibitions such as Anna Colin's "L'heure des sorcieres" (The Witching Hour, 2014), at Le Quartier Contemporary Art Center in Quimper, France, and Deanna Petherbridge's "Witches and Wicked Bodies" (2014-15), at the British Museum, flouting the idea that an interest in astrology and other occult belief systems is necessarily regressive, as Theodor Adorno claimed in his 1954 essay "The Stars Down to Earth."

Beatrice Loft Schulz: Arcadia Missa

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释义	witching hour the witching hour 1. A late time of night, most often midnight, sometimes associated with the appearance of supernatural forces or entities. Halloween was the only night of the year that our parents would let us stay up until the witching hour. 2. The time just before bedtime when children become overactive or overly excited. Sorry for all the noise, we're heading into the witching hour with the kids now. See also: hour, witching Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. witching hour Midnight, as in They arrived just at the witching hour. This term alludes to older superstitions concerning a time appropriate to witchcraft and other supernatural occurrences. Shakespeare and others wrote of "the witching time of night." The precise phrase was first recorded in 1835. See also: hour, witching The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. the witching hour midnight. In Shakespeare 's Hamlet, Hamlet declares: ‘Tis now the very witching time of night, When churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out contagion to this world’. He is referring to the popular superstition that witches and other supernatural powers are active at midnight. See also: hour, witching Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: the witching hour witching at night I was up all night with a sick friend day and night a night on the tiles tile have a gas the still of (the) night the still of the night References in periodicals archive "We're bringing ground-breaking and exciting events to the borough which haven't been seen in the region before, including this weekend's performances of The Witching Hour, in Birkenhead Park, and the OVO Energy Tour Series cycling race, in Hamilton Square next Tuesday, as we prepare to welcome a Tour of Britain Stage to Wirral in the autumn. A year of ground-breaking events highlights region's cultural status; LORNA HUGHES LOOKS FORWARD TO THE GREAT PROGRAMME TAKING PLACE ON WIRRAL TO MARK ITS STATUS AS BOROUGH OF CULTURE The Witching Hour comes toWirralas part of the peninsula's celebrations of its year as Borough of Culture. First look at the spectacular Witching Hour light and pyro show you don't want to miss this weekend; There's fire, pyrotechnics and live performances all weekend This time, the witching hour ups its spellbinding spooks, scares and surprises as the teenage witch (Kiernan Shipka), her family and friends-both mortal and magical-and her colleagues at the Church of Night get ready to usher in the winter solstice. Naughty, nefarious and nice surprises in Sabrina's 'Midwinter' break WITCHING HOUR Get into the spirit of Halloween at Wookey Hole in Somerset Play it ghoul; Travel INSIDERS It is almost the witching hour in Paisley as Halloween approaches. Halloween festival will be a scream The BFG, PG, PS19.99 Orphan Sophie (Ruby Barnhill) is snatched from her bed at the witching hour by a hooded 24ft-tall figure, who introduces himself as the Big Friendly Giant (Mark Rylance). Girls Night In; 24 of the "luurrve" legions of Get your mates round for an evening of film, music or fun PRECOCIOUS orphan Sophie (Ruby Barnhill) is snatched from her bed at the witching hour by a hooded 24-feet tall figure, who introduces himself as the Big Friendly Giant (Mark Rylance). DVD RELEASES three to see; Missed it at the cinema or on TV? We round up the best DVD releases of the week Here are some devilishly divine drinks to ease yourself into the witching hour... Black magic THE BFG (PG) PRECOCIOUS orphan Sophie (Ruby Barnhill) is snatched from her bed at the witching hour by a hooded, 24-feet tall figure, who introduces himself as the Big Friendly Giant (Mark Rylance), and spirits her away to Giant Country. also showing ..Big fun: The BFG PRECOCIOUS orphan Sophie (Ruby Barnhill) is snatched from her bed at the witching hour by a hooded 24-feet tall figure, who introduces himself as the Big Friendly Giant (Mark Rylance) and spirits her away to Giant Country. ALSO SHOWING Sophie knew there was something funny about the witching hour, but she didn't really expect to meet a big, friendly giant. Movies However, a few use less common points of view: two eerie tales -- one featuring paranoia over intruders and another where a ghost is observing a family gathering -- are in the second person, while the opening story, "Witching Hour," universalizes insomnia and worry through first-person plural. Know the Mother Starting the trailer with spine-chilling music and lines referencing to the boogeyman and missing people at witching hour, kids might need parental guidance as it might bring terror to the young ones. WATCH: The Big Friendly Giant will stomp into cinemas this 2016 The witch's proto-feminism has recently been reappraised in exhibitions such as Anna Colin's "L'heure des sorcieres" (The Witching Hour, 2014), at Le Quartier Contemporary Art Center in Quimper, France, and Deanna Petherbridge's "Witches and Wicked Bodies" (2014-15), at the British Museum, flouting the idea that an interest in astrology and other occult belief systems is necessarily regressive, as Theodor Adorno claimed in his 1954 essay "The Stars Down to Earth." Beatrice Loft Schulz: Arcadia Missa
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