john thomas scopes

1. 1.

   Tennessee highschool teacher who violated a state law by teaching evolution; in a highly publicized trial in 1925 he was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow (1900-1970)

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What does john thomas scopes mean?

john thomas scopes means "Tennessee highschool teacher who violated a state law by teaching evolution; in a highly publicized trial in 1925 he was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow (1900-1970)".

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Close synonyms include Scopes, John Scopes. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.