Lectionary Calendar
Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025
the Second Week after Epiphany
the Second Week after Epiphany
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Bible Dictionaries
Tarantism
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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.
