witch-finder

witch-finder
(историческое) следователь по делам лиц, обвиняемых в колдовстве

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  • witch-finder — witchˈ finder noun (historical) 1. A person whose business was to detect witches 2. A witch doctor • • • Main Entry: ↑witch …   Useful english dictionary

  • Which Witch — is a musical written by Norwegian Singer/composers Benedicte Adrian and Ingrid Bjørnov. The storyline for Which Witch was found in the witch finder s manual Malleus Maleficarum , and the original script was written by Adrian and Bjørnov s manager …   Wikipedia

  • List of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch characters — Sabrina, the Teenage Witch has hosted a wide array of characters and guests over its series run. Sabrina and Salem are the only two characters to remain on the show throughout all consecutive seven seasons and all three made for TV movies.… …   Wikipedia

  • List of characters in Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (TV series) — Sabrina, the Teenage Witch has hosted a wide aray of characters and guests over its series run. *Sabrina and Salem are the only two characters to remain on the show throughout all consecutive seven seasons and all three made for TV movies. *All… …   Wikipedia

  • Matthew Hopkins — Witchfinder General redirects here. For other uses, see Witchfinder General (disambiguation). Frontispiece from Matthew Hopkins The Discovery of Witches (1647), showing witches identifying their familiar spirits Matthew Hopkins (c. 1620 – 12… …   Wikipedia

  • Witches (Discworld) — See also: Discworld magic A major subset of the Discworld novels of Terry Pratchett involves the witches of Lancre. They are closely based on witches in British folklore and a slightly tongue in cheek reinterpretation of the Triple Goddess. Witch …   Wikipedia

  • Witches' mark — Matthew Hopkins According to witch hunters during the height of the witch trials (c. 1645), the witches’ mark (not to be confused with a witches teat) indicated that an individual was a witch. The witches mark and the devil s mark are all terms… …   Wikipedia

  • Procès des sorcières de Bury St. Edmunds — Page couverture du rapport sur le procès tenu en 1662, même si la page couverture indique de façon erronée mars 1664 « March, 1664 ». Les procès des sorcières de Bury St. Edmunds furent conduits de façon intermittente entre 1599 et 1694 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Хопкинс, Мэтью — Мэтью Хопкинс Matthew Hopkins Род деятельности: охотник на ведьм Дата рождения: ок. 1620 Место рождения: Грейт Уэнхем, Саффолк …   Википедия

  • Hopkins, Matthew — ▪ English witch hunter born , Wenham, Suffolk, Eng. died Aug. 12, 1647       English witch hunter during a witchcraft craze of the English Civil Wars.       Little is known of Hopkins before 1644, but apparently he had been a lawyer, practicing… …   Universalium

  • William Henry Paynter — (1901 1976) was a Cornish antiquary and folklorist who specialised in collecting witch stories and folklore during the 1920s and 1930s crucial years when witch beliefs were in decline in Cornwall. His folklore collecting preserved many stories of …   Wikipedia


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