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单词 circean
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Circeanadj.

/səˈsiːən/
Forms: Also 1600s Circæan, Cyrcean.
Etymology: < Latin Circæus, < Circe n.: see -an suffix.
Of, pertaining to, or resembling the enchantress Circe.
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the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [adjective]
charming1382
witchinga1400
enchanting1555
conjuring1575
Circean1609
spellinga1616
effascinating1616
fascinating1618
becharming1638
fascinous1666
ensorcelling1883
1609 G. Downame Treat. Christian Libertie 95 The Cyrcean cup of the Libertines..transformeth Christianisme into Epicurisme.
1649 J. Milton Εικονοκλαστης xiii. 129 Inchanted with the Circæan cup of servitude.
1742 E. Young Complaint: Night the Third 8 More powerful than of old Circean charm?
1852 G. Bancroft Hist. Amer. Revol. II. xxiii. 487 When we had drunk deeper of the Circean draught.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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