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Salem Witch Hysteria
Term | Definition |
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Admissible | accepted or valid especially as evidence in court |
Afflicted | to be troubled or anguished or agonized by witchcraft |
Hysteria | a condition in which a large group of people exhibit the same state of violent mental agitation |
Intolerance | unwillingness to accept the views, beliefs, or behaviors that differ from one's own |
Pious | devout; church-going; religious; God-fearing |
Puritan | a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries advocated strict religious discipline along with simplification of the ceremonies and creeds of the Church of England (Purify the Church) |
Scapegoat | a person who is blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults of others |
Specter | an apparition; an appearance of a person who is dead; a ghost |
Spectral Evidence | dreams and visions that were accepted as evidence in court. It was seen during the Salem Witch Trials. |
Witchcraft | 17th century definition: the accused had made a pact with the Devil. |