counter-charmn.

Forms: Also countercharm.

Etymology: counter- prefix 2i(a), 2bPrevious versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcountercharm.

Anything that counteracts, or neutralizes the influence of, a charm; a counteracting or opposing charm.

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the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > spell > kinds of

night-spellc1390

white paternosterc1390

back-pater-noster1561

counter-charm1601

witches' prayer1663

counter-spell1725

karakia1832

rune1841

black paternoster1851

conjure1873

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 609 A collar of Ambre beads worne about the neck of yong infants, is..a countercharme for witchcraft and sorcerie.

1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey III. x. 463 Now touch'd by counter-charms, they change agen, And stand majestic, and recall'd to men.

1830 W. Scott Lett. Demonol. & Witchcraft ix. 336 Drawing blood..as the most powerful counter-charm.

figurative.1635 F. Quarles Emblemes iv. xv. 241 My griefe's too great for smiling eyes To cure, or Counter-charmes to exercise.1725 J. Swift Want of Silver in Poems But, to this parchment let the Drapier Oppose his counter-charm of paper.1881 G. Smith Lect. & Ess. 45 In whose love he finds the counter~charm of his wandering life.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	counter-charm
释义	counter-charmn. Forms: Also countercharm. Etymology: counter- prefix 2i(a), 2bPrevious versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcountercharm. Anything that counteracts, or neutralizes the influence of, a charm; a counteracting or opposing charm. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > spell > kinds of night-spellc1390 white paternosterc1390 back-pater-noster1561 counter-charm1601 witches' prayer1663 counter-spell1725 karakia1832 rune1841 black paternoster1851 conjure1873 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 609 A collar of Ambre beads worne about the neck of yong infants, is..a countercharme for witchcraft and sorcerie. 1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey III. x. 463 Now touch'd by counter-charms, they change agen, And stand majestic, and recall'd to men. 1830 W. Scott Lett. Demonol. & Witchcraft ix. 336 Drawing blood..as the most powerful counter-charm. figurative.1635 F. Quarles Emblemes iv. xv. 241 My griefe's too great for smiling eyes To cure, or Counter-charmes to exercise.1725 J. Swift Want of Silver in Poems But, to this parchment let the Drapier Oppose his counter-charm of paper.1881 G. Smith Lect. & Ess. 45 In whose love he finds the counter~charm of his wandering life. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1601
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