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Definition of Tarentism

tarentism
Tarantism Tar"ant*ism, n. [It. tarantismo: cf. F. tarentisme. See Tarantula.] (Med.) 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. [Written also tarentism.]
Tarentism
Tarentism Tar"ent*ism, n. See Tarantism.

Meaning of Tarentism from wikipedia

- (Italian pronunciation: [ˈtaːranto] ; Tarantino: Tarde; previously called Tarent in English) is a coastal city in Apulia, Southern Italy. It is the capital...
- Giovanni Antonio (Giannantonio) Orsini del Balzo (9 September 1401 – 15 November 1463) was a southern Italian nobleman and military leader; he was Prince...
- Philip III (1329 – 25 November 1373) of the Angevin house, was titular Latin Emperor of Constantinople, as well as Prince of Achaea and Taranto (as Philip...
- Isabella of Clermont (c. 1424 – 30 March 1465), also known as Isabella of Taranto, was Queen of Naples as the first wife of King Ferdinand I of Naples...
- Le Tarent is a mountain in the western Bernese Alps, overlooking Les Diablerets in the canton of Vaud. At 2,548 metres above sea level, it is the highest...
- Louis I (Italian: Luigi, Aloisio, or Ludovico ; 1320 – 26 May 1362), also known as Louis of Taranto, was a member of the Capetian House of Anjou who reigned...
- Christopher John Tarrant, OBE (born 10 October 1946) is a retired English broadcaster, television personality, radio DJ and stand up comedian. He is best...
- Julius of Taranto, also known as Julius of Tarent (German: Julius von Tarent), is a dramatic tragedy by Johann Anton Leisewitz. Published in 1774, it...
- (2015). Medieval Maritime Warfare. Pen & Sword. Todt, K.-P. (1993). "Ph. v. Tarent". Lexikon des Mittelalters (in German). Vol. VI: Lukasbilder bis Plantagenêt...
- 03889°N 9.76944°E / 47.03889; 9.76944 Rätikon Graubünden 1891 311 36 Le Tarent 2,548 8,360 1,002 3,287 46°22′56″N 07°08′51″E / 46.38222°N 7.14750°E...