Sentence:  In witch-trials the conflict was officially defined as between the accused and God, or between the accused and the Catholic (later Protestant) church, as God's earthly representative. [...]/ Behind the <WSD>ostensible</WSD> conflict of the witch-trial lay the usual conflicts of social class, values, and human relationships. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Apparent, evident; meant for open display.