burning times

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von burning times im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: This is a word used to describe the execution of the witches during their persecution from the Middle Ages onwards Most executions were in fact by hanging, not burning While it is claimed that thousands and even millions were killed, a small fraction were actually witches Many were herectics or Christians accused of witchcraft by those who disliked them; The period when Witches (and those accused of being Witches) were being burned at the stake in most of Europe; a term used by some Witches for the period of persecution in the Middle Ages and later It is in fact a misnomer in some places, as Witches were only burned in Scotland, and on the continent of Europe In England and the U S , they were hanged; (1 ) A term used by some Witches for the period of persecution during the Middle Ages and later It is in fact a misnomer in some places, as Witches were only burned in Scotland, and on the continent of Europe In England and the United States, they were hanged; Reference to the period during the Middle Ages when many people were executed by the church or by public officials for practicing witchcraft Some estimates suggest as many as nine million were killed while other estimates are far more conservative Also, it is unlikely that they were all witches in that this became a favored means for officials to get rid of personal enemies or any unwanted person in the community While burning was the method of execution in Scotland and some parts of Europe, in other areas the convicted "witches" were hanged; This term refers to a sad period in our history where approximately 200,000 men, women and children (mainly women) were brutally raped, tortured and slaughtered for refusing to denounce their Pagan faith in favour of Christianity It is from this time that the term "warlock" arose, with the word literally meaning "oath breaker" and applied to those of the Pagan faith who betrayed their peers to save their own lives The modern equivalent of a massacre of this size would involve 9 million people However, the term is somewhat misleading, as witches were only actually burned in Scotland and on the continent of Europe; in England and America they were hanged