enchantment

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

ENCH'ANTMENT, noun The act of producing certain wonderful effects by the invocation or aid of demons, or the agency of certain supposed spirits; the use of magic arts, spells or charms; incantation. The magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments. Exodus 7:11. 1. Irresistible influence; overpowering influence of delight. The warmth of fancy--which holds the heart of a reader under the strongest enchantment
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