Meaning of ENCHANTMENT
| Pronunciation: | | en'chantmunt
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- [n] a magical spell
- [n] a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual
- [n] a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
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| | Synonyms: | | bewitchment, captivation, enthrallment, fascination, spell, trance |
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| | See Also: | | black art, black magic, captivation, fascination, liking, mental state, possession, psychological state, sorcery | |
| Products Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Enchantment
Returning to his homeland in Russia, a young New Yorker rediscovers the site of a childhood vision, that of a young woman sleeping in a forest glade. She is still there, still sleeping, though when he kisses her, she wakes and takes him on a whirlwind trip more 1,000 years into a magical past where they are confronted with a powerful witch intent on destroying everyone and everything. more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \En*chant"ment\, n. [F. enchantement.]
1. 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.
After the last enchantment you did here. --Shak.
2. The effect produced by the act; the state of being
enchanted; as, to break an enchantment.
3. That which captivates the heart and senses; an influence
or power which fascinates or highly delights.
Such an enchantment as there is in words. --South.
Syn: Incantation; necromancy; magic; sorcery; witchcraft;
spell; charm; fascination; witchery.
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| | Definition: | | Dreaming that you are under the spell of enchantment, forewarns that you will be exposed to some evil in the form of pleasure if you are not careful.
Dreaming that your are trying to enchant others, foretells that you will fall into evil.
To resist enchantment means that your good advise and counsel will be much sought after. |
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