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Monday, December 23rd, 2024
the Fourth Week of Advent
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Bible Dictionaries
Tarantism
Webster's Dictionary
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(n.) A nervous affection producing melancholy, stupor, and an uncontrollable desire to dance. It was supposed to be produced by the bite of the tarantula, and considered to be incapable of cure except by protracted dancing to appropriate music.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Tarantism'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/t/tarantism.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Tarantism'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/t/tarantism.html. 1828.
