† Tantalismn.
/ˈtantəlɪz(ə)m/ Obsolete. rare.
Punishment or torment like that of Tantalus; tantalization.
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the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [noun] > tantalization
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society > authority > punishment > torture > [noun] > by deprivation
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a1627 W. Rowley & T. Middleton Wit at Severall Weapons ii. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Kkkkkk3/1 Thinke on my vengeance, choake up his desires, Then let his banquettings be Tantalisme.
1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 90. ¶6 A Person lying under the Torments of such a kind of Tantalism, or Platonick Hell.
18.. Jos. Quincy (Webster, 1828) Is not such a provision like tantalism to this people?
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