2006-09-26 06:40:25 · 16 answers · asked by charley7515 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
sorry a bit vauge the relegion i mean....theres a church/chapel/whatever opposite me with that name on it ????
2006-09-26 07:25:08 · update #1
its that cat from sabrina the teenage witch
2006-09-26 06:42:26 · answer #1 · answered by ToniLianne 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Salem is most famously a town in Massachusetts where the witch trials took place in 1692, and many people were hung as accused witches who didn't confess and name other people to take their place. Arthur Miller's play "The Crucible" is based on it.
If you're interested in finding out more check the link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_witch_trials
Other than that it's also the name of the capital city of Oregon.
Hope I helped.
2006-09-28 08:23:40 · answer #2 · answered by LifeIsAFreeTripRoundTheSun 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I only know two proper names spelled like that, one is a place in New England, where the famous witch trials were held,
the other is a very exclusive boarding school in either Germany or Switzerland, where very rich kids get their education. Prince Charles was educated there.
Apart from that there is "salem" as part of names, like "Jerusalem"
where it is a semitic word meaning "peace".
2006-09-26 06:50:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a city in MA as well as a city in Oregon. Also, interesting little fact, it's the root of the word "Jerusalem". If you look in Genesis 14:18 it says that Melchizedek was the king of Salem, that's Jerusalem.
2006-09-26 06:45:49 · answer #4 · answered by iamsupermanurnot 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There be witches south and witches east. We go forth to purify all in the name of...come hither...come closer...
Salem is know for the masscre of countless people through witch hunts in the 1600s throughout East Anglia and other parts.
Today's equivalent would be the religion of Wicca as proof. Such are the mobs who persecute asylum seekers, travellers and pædophiles as modern heirs to old ideals.
2006-09-26 06:58:56 · answer #5 · answered by pax veritas 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a common city name, after the Bible most likely.
Take the name "Jerusalem." In Hebrew, it's Yerushalayim. But in English it becomes Jerusalem. The "salem" part means "peace." It is related to shalom, and salaam, Hebrew and Arabic words for peace, respectively.
2006-09-26 06:49:50 · answer #6 · answered by Heron By The Sea 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Salem is a town in eastern Massachusetts, notorious for witchcraft trials in the late 1600's.
2006-09-26 06:43:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A town in ancient Israel I believe where Melchizedek , the priest that offered bread and wine and it was ruled a pleasing gift, was from. A priest forever it says--interesting: Jeru--salem
2006-09-26 06:49:04 · answer #8 · answered by Midge 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a town in Mass., Oregon, and North Carolina. It's also a brand of cigarettes.
2006-09-26 06:44:00 · answer #9 · answered by Darien 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word means peace!
2006-09-26 07:21:06 · answer #10 · answered by Grandreal 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/salem/
2006-09-26 06:42:56 · answer #11 · answered by Valce 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋