salem witchcraft trials
11witchcraft — /wich kraft , krahft /, n. 1. the art or practices of a witch; sorcery; magic. 2. magical influence; witchery. [bef. 950; ME wicchecraft, OE wiccecraeft. See WITCH, CRAFT] Syn. 1. See magic. * * * Introduction the exercise or invocation of… …
12Salem — /say leuhm/, n. 1. a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne. 38,220. 2. a city in and the capital of Oregon, in the NW part, on the Willamette River. 89,233. 3. a …
13Witchcraft and children — Children have played several different roles in witchcraft throughout history. Children have been victims of witchcraft, been accusers of witchcraft, been employed as witch finders and been accused of witchcraft.Bailey, Michael D. Historical… …
14witchcraft and sorcery — Use of alleged supernatural powers, usually to control people or events. Sorcery is sometimes distinguished from witchcraft in that sorcery may be practiced by anyone with the appropriate knowledge, using charms, spells, or potions, whereas… …
15Salem — noun 1. capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River • Syn: ↑capital of Oregon • Instance Hypernyms: ↑state capital • Part Holonyms: ↑Oregon, ↑Beaver State, ↑OR …
16Juicios de Salem — 1876. Ilustración de la sala del tribunal, la figura central es usualmente identificada como Mary Walcott. Los juicios por brujería de Salem fueron una serie de audiencias locales, posteriormente seguidas por procesos judiciales formales,… …
17Edward Bishop (Salem) — Edward Bishop was involved in the witchcraft hysteria of 1692.Both Edward Bishop and his wife Bridget Bishop were arrested and jailed in April of 1692 on accusation of witchcraft. [ A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England.… …
18The Lords of Salem — Song infobox Name = The Lords of Salem Artist = Rob Zombie Album = Educated Horses Background = lightsteelblue Released = March 28, 2006 track no = Track 11 Recorded = 2006 at The Chop Shop in Hollywood, CA Genre = Heavy metal Length = 4:13 Label …
19Witch trials in the Early Modern period — Punishments for witchcraft in 16th century Germany. Woodcut from Tengler s Laienspiegel, Mainz, 1508. The Witch trials in the Early Modern period were a period of witch hunts between the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries,[1] when across Early… …
20Witch trials in Early Modern Europe — The period of witch trials in Early Modern Europe came in waves and then subsided. There were early trials in the 15th and early 16th centuries, but then the witch scare went into decline, before becoming a big issue again and peaking in the 17th …
