Definition for EN-CHANT'MENT

EN-CHANT'MENT, n.

  1. The act of producing certain wonderful effects by the invocation or aid of demons, or the agency of certain supposed spirits; the use of magic arts, spells, or charms; incantation. The magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments. Ex. vii.
  2. Irresistible influence; overpowering influence of delight. The warmth of fancy – which holds the heart of a reader under the strongest enchantment. Pope.

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