ensnarementn.
/ɛnˈsnɛːmənt/ The action of ensnaring; the state or fact of being ensnared; concrete that which ensnares: an allurement, enticement, bait.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > snare, trap, entanglement > [noun]
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > snare, trap, entanglement > [noun] > act of entrapping, ensnarement
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > snare, trap, entanglement > [noun] > state of being entrapped
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a1617 S. Hieron Penance for Sinne in Wks. (1620) II. 259 And to beware of insnarement with the desire and loue of earthly things.
1649 F. Roberts Clavis Bibliorum (ed. 2) 367 The only Antidotes against worldly ensnarements.
1678 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV 97 God leaves men to the Blandishments, Allurements, and Ensnarements of an heart-bewitching world.
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