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cities and other location named for the Biblical place
the place of which Melchizedek was king, mostly identified with Jerusalem
A city in Massachusetts
a town in Massachusetts in the eastern US, famous for the Salem Witch Trials in 1692, when many women were taken to a court of law and then officially killed because they were thought to be witches (=women who use magic powers to do bad things) . People sometimes use the word 'witch-hunt' to describe situations in which innocent people are punished for things they did not do or for having opinions that other people do not approve of, especially the situation in the US when the HUAC punished people who were believed to be Communists. City (pop., 2000: 136,924), capital of Oregon, U.S. It lies along the Willamette River, southwest of Portland. Founded in 1840, the town prospered as migration increased over the Oregon Trail. It became the state capital in 1859. It was an early river port whose growth was stimulated by rail connections in the 1870s. It is a food-processing centre for a fruit-growing and dairy area and has wood and light manufacturing industries
{i} capital of Oregon (USA); name of several cities in the USA; one of the first Puritan colonies in America (site of witch trials in the late 1600s); city in south India; ancient biblical city of Canaan (later became Jerusalem); family name
The capital city of Oregon
The former name of Jerusalem
capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River
a city in northeastern Massachusetts; site of the witchcraft trials in 1692
is Jireh-Salem, or Jerusalem “Melchisedec, King of Salem being by interpretation King of peace ”- Hebrews vii 1, 2
The Canaanite settlement ruled by the king-priest Melchizedek (Gen 14: 18), later identified with Jerusalem (Ps 76: 2)
a city in southern India
a city in southern India a city in northeastern Massachusetts; site of the witchcraft trials in 1692 capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River

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Salem witch trials
(May-October 1692) American colonial persecutions for witchcraft. In the town of Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony, several young girls, stimulated by supernatural tales told by a West Indian slave, claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused three women of witchcraft. Under pressure, the accused women named others in false confessions. Encouraged by the clergy, a special civil court was convened with three judges, including Samuel Sewall, to conduct the trials. They resulted in the conviction and hanging of 19 "witches" and the imprisonment of nearly 150 others. As public zeal abated, the trials were stopped and then condemned. The colonial legislature later annulled the convictions
Winston-Salem
City (pop., 2000: 185,776), north-central North Carolina, U.S. With High Point and Greensboro it forms a tri-city industrial area. Salem was laid out by Moravian colonists in 1766. R.J. Reynolds founded his tobacco company there in 1875 (see R.J. Reynolds Tobacco). Winston was founded in 1849 and named for an American Revolutionary War soldier. The two towns were consolidated as Winston-Salem in 1913. Tobacco dominates its diversified industries, which include the manufacture of cigarettes, textiles, beer, rubber, leather, and petroleum
winston-salem
a city of north central North Carolina
salem

    Hyphenation

    Sa·lem

    Turkish pronunciation

    seylım

    Pronunciation

    /ˈsāləm/ /ˈseɪləm/

    Etymology

    () Biblical Hebrew שלם (Genesis 14:18).
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