increase mather

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Definition of increase mather in English English dictionary

born June 21, 1639, Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony died Aug. 23, 1723, Boston American Puritan leader. The son of a Puritan cleric, he was educated at Harvard College and at Trinity College, Dublin. He returned to New England and served as minister of Boston's North Church (1661-1723). He and his son Cotton Mather lobbied successfully for the removal of the hated governor of Massachusetts, Edmund Andros, and obtained a new charter for the colony in 1691. He served as president of Harvard College (1685-1701). His writings include Case of Conscience Concerning Evil Spirits Personating Men (1693), which helped end the Salem witch trials. See also Puritanism

Hyphenation

in·crease Math·er

Turkish pronunciation

înkris mädhır

Pronunciation

/ənˈkrēs ˈmaᴛʜər/ /ɪnˈkriːs ˈmæðɜr/