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  • noun enchantment, bewitchment

Etymologies

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From ensorcell +‎ -ment

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Examples

  • His ultimate failure leaves him nearly dead from a sorcerous ensorcellment and recruited into a secretive task force investigating the killers all the way to the pillars of society.

    Archive 2007-03-01 Neth 2007

  • His ultimate failure leaves him nearly dead from a sorcerous ensorcellment and recruited into a secretive task force investigating the killers all the way to the pillars of society.

    Neth Space Neth 2007

  • Shakar was proud of the power that he had exhibited in the ensorcellment of Gulbanda.

    Conan and the Emerald Lotus Hocking, John 1995

  • But he knew it was an illusion, a spell of longing meant to trap him, and let him wander for all time in ensorcellment.

    Stone of Tears Goodkind, Terry 1995

  • All he would say was that it was a land where witch spells and ensorcellment were as common as corn in a field, and that all the women were witches and held themselves better and apart from men, so that it was a place where one kept one's eyes to oneself and walked very quietly and mum-tongued.

    The Crystal Gryphon Norton, Andre 1972

  • If Joisan had gone ashore, if she were under some ensorcellment - then I still had a chance to save her.

    The Crystal Gryphon Norton, Andre 1972

  • That there is ensorcellment and spell-laying in the world we all know.

    The Crystal Gryphon Norton, Andre 1972

  • The only thing she regretted was that Kefni, breaking free of her ensorcellment, fled to his true love" and made her pregnant too.

    Ill Met By Moonlight Lackey, Mercedes 2005

  • "He warned me not to touch it, for fear of ensorcellment.

    A Breath of Snow and Ashes Gabaldon, Diana 2005

  • "Halfling you are, and your father's son, though he was under ensorcellment when he begot you.

    The Crystal Gryphon Norton, Andre 1972

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