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witch craze

witch craze noun: the period from 15th to 18th centuries during which persecution of people as witches was prevalent in Europe and North America.

Noun

witch craze (plural witch crazes)

  1. The period from 15th to 18th centuries during which persecution of people as witches was prevalent in Europe and North America.
    • In other countries the witch craze was just as bad or worse than in England.1909 June 28, The Bendigo Independent, Vic, page 4, column 4
    • [B]ut what we thought of most was the witch-burning days, for Salem was the storm-centre of the witch craze, and the town fairly went mad over it.1912 January 26, The Sydney Stock and Station Journal, page 3, column 1

Forms of witch craze

pluralwitch crazes

Questions about witch craze

What does witch craze mean?
Witch craze means the period from 15th to 18th centuries during which persecution of people as witches was prevalent in Europe and North America.
What part of speech is witch craze?
Witch craze is a noun.
What is the plural of witch craze?
The plural of witch craze is witch crazes.

Words near witch craze in the dictionary

  1. witch alders
  2. witch ball
  3. witch balls
  4. witch bottle
  5. witch bottles
  6. witch craze
  7. witch crazes
  8. witch cult
  9. witch cults
  10. witch doctor
  11. witch doctors

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