Enchantment
[ɪn'tʃɑːntm(ə)nt]
Definition
(noun.) a magical spell.
(noun.) a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation.
Typist: Rowland--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act of enchanting; the production of certain wonderful effects by the aid of demons, or the agency of supposed spirits; the use of magic arts, spells, or charms; incantation.
(n.) The effect produced by the act; the state of being enchanted; as, to break an enchantment.
(n.) That which captivates the heart and senses; an influence or power which fascinates or highly delights.
Typist: Xavier
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Incantation, conjuration, necromancy, magic, sorcery, witchery, spell, charm.[2]. Delight, fascination, rapture, ravishment, transport.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of being under the spell of enchantment, denotes that if you are not careful you will be exposed to some evil in the form of pleasure. The young should heed the benevolent advice of their elders. To resist enchantment, foretells that you will be much sought after for your wise counsels and your liberality. To dream of trying to enchant others, portends that you will fall into evil.
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Examples
- No less potent enchantment could avail to work this miracle. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- She realized the spell that had been upon her in the depths of that far-off jungle, but there was no spell of enchantment now in prosaic Wisconsin. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- She was as if working the spell of some enchantment. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Every outline is harsh, every feature is distinct, there is no perspective--distance works no enchantment here. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- You will be falling under enchantment. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The enchantment of the dance surprised her. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- And there is enchantment in the very hour I am now spending with you. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- As for little Rawdon, who examined it with the children for his guides, it seemed to him a perfect palace of enchantment and wonder. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- And is not this involuntary deprivation caused either by theft, or force, or enchantment? Plato. The Republic.
- The event on which the interest of the story depends is exempt from the disadvantages of a mere tale of spectres or enchantment. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- But concerning this foul witch, who hath flung her enchantments over a brother of the Holy Temple, assuredly she shall die the death. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
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