witch hunt

search for witches or evidence of witchcraft, often involving moral panic, or mass hysteria
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witch hunt
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witch hunt

Summary

witch hunt is a historical process[1]. It draws 1,774 Wikipedia views per month (historical_process category, ranking #2 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • witch hunt's instance of is recorded as historical process[3].
  • witch hunt is a type of persecution[4].
  • witch hunt's Commons category is recorded as Witch hunts[5].
  • witch hunt comprises witch trial[6].
  • witch hunt comprises torture[7].
  • witch hunt comprises imprisonment[8].
  • witch hunt comprises killing[9].
  • witch hunt's target is recorded as witch[10].
  • witch hunt's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Witch hunting[11].
  • witch hunt's described by source is recorded as Vlastenský slovník historický[12].
  • witch hunt's described by source is recorded as Slezské pohádky a pověsti[13].
  • witch hunt's described by source is recorded as Dresdner Hefte[14].
  • witch hunt's different from is recorded as Witch Hunt[15].
  • witch hunt's different from is recorded as Witch Hunt[16].
  • witch hunt's different from is recorded as Q117415611[17].
  • witch hunt's practiced by is recorded as witch hunter[18].

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Definition and Type

witch hunt's instance of is recorded as historical process[3]. It is a type of persecution[4].

Use and Application

Components include witch trial[6], a court proceeding[19]; torture[7], a type of crime[20]; imprisonment[8], a punishment[21]; and killing[9].

Why It Matters

witch hunt draws 1,774 Wikipedia views per month (historical_process category, ranking #2 of 4).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . en.wikipedia.org. en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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