Translate Osculum infame is the name of a witchs supposed ritual greeting upon meeting with the Devil. The name means The Shameful Kiss or The Kiss of Shame since it involved kissing the devils anus his other mouth. According to folklore it was this kiss that allowed the Devil to seduce women. The osculum infame illustrated in Francesco Maria Guazzos Compendium maleficarum of 1608 16thcentury Swiss depiction of the Witches Sabbath from the chronicles of Johann Jakob Wick. Note witch
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