enchantment Copy link Outline I. Lit.II. Fig. • enchantment: I. Lit.: carmen, incantāmentum, etc.: v. charm. Phr.: the snake bursts under the influence of e., cantando rumpitur anguis, Virg. E. 8, 71: to draw the moon from its course by e., cursu deducere lunam, Ov. Her. 6, 85: Hor.: Medea's cursed e.s, dira Medeae venena, Hor. Ep. 5, 62: cf. Od. 1, 27, 22. II. Fig.: of what-ever is captivating: blandīmenta, illĕcebrae: v. allurement, fascination.
ENCHANTMENT Copy link • ENCHANTMENTcarmen: canticum (the prescribed form): cantio (the uttered form, or utterance of the form): fascinatio: effascinatio (both of fascinating by the look and by words): venenum (prepared drugs). To repeat a formula of enchantment, incantare carmen. Enchantments, veneficia et cantiones. To bring it about as by enchantment, that, etc., quodam quasi veneno perficere, ut etc. Irresistible attractions, lenocinia (plur.): delenimenta (plur., omnibus delenimentis animum alicujus avertere atque alienare, Liv., 30, 13).