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witch-hunt a rigorous campaign to round up or expose dissenters on the pretext of safeguarding the welfare of the public How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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She refutes the claim that witch-hunters received many of their ideas about witchcraft from the stage and also suggests, unfortunately without much evidence, that the dramatic presentation of witchcraft may have contributed to the growth of popular skepticism in the latter seventeenth century. |
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