witch craze
noun1
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: