单词 | bewitchedness |
释义 | bewitchednessn. Somewhat rare. The state or condition of being bewitched; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > state of being bewitched bewitchedness1587 fascination1622 bewitchery1711 bewitchment1794 1587 J. Harmar tr. T. de Bèze Serm. 366 It is then a meere bewitchednesse [Fr. sorcelerie] & phrensie to tie the holy ghost vnto one place whatsoeuer it be. 1886 J. M'Laren Neil Willox vii. 82 Knox..had a battened-down craving for refined, poetical, holy love, which would have seemed utter madness had he ‘set it forth’ in plain words—either madness, sin, or bewitchedness. 1994 Magical & Aesthetic in Folklore Balkan Slavs: Papers Internat. Conf. 22 In addition to people, the following animals can be bewitched: horse, ox, cow, sheep and their young, while the donkey, goat, dog and cat are generally not disposed to bewitchedness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1587 |
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