Definition for EN-TRANCE'

EN-TRANCE', v.t. [or i. from transe, Fr. transe; Arm. treand. Qu. L. transeo. The Armoric is from trè, across, and antren, to enter, or It. andare, to go.]

  1. To put in a trance; to withdraw the soul, and leave the body in a kind of dead sleep or insensibility; to make insensible to present objects. The verb is seldom used, but the participle, entranced, is common.
  2. To put in an ecstasy; to ravish the soul with delight or wonder. And I so ravish'd with her heavenly note, / I stood entranced, and had no room for thought. Dryden.

Return to page 70 of the letter “E”.