单词 | circean |
释义 | Circeanadj. Of, pertaining to, or resembling the enchantress Circe. ΘΚΠ 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). < adj.1609 |
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