Hypertext Webster Gateway: "enchantment"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Enchantment \En*chant"ment\, n. [F. enchantement.]
1. The act of enchanting; the production of certain wonderful
effects by the aid of demons, or the agency of supposed
spirits; the use of magic arts, spells, or charms;
incantation.
After the last enchantment you did here. --Shak.
2. The effect produced by the act; the state of being
enchanted; as, to break an enchantment.
3. That which captivates the heart and senses; an influence
or power which fascinates or highly delights.
Such an enchantment as there is in words. --South.
Syn: Incantation; necromancy; magic; sorcery; witchcraft;
spell; charm; fascination; witchery.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
enchantment
n 1: a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and
unusual [syn: {captivation}, {enthrallment}, {fascination}]
2: a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a
magical incantation [syn: {spell}, {trance}]
3: a magical spell [syn: {bewitchment}]
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