bewitcheryn.

Brit.

/bᵻˈwɪtʃ(ə)ri/, U.S.

/bəˈwɪtʃəri/,

/biˈwɪtʃəri/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bewitch v., -ery suffix.

Etymology: < bewitch v. + -ery suffix, after witchery n. With sense 2 compare earlier bewitching n. and bewitchment n.

1. figurative. Bewitching or captivating charm or allure; power or influence that fascinates or beguiles, as if by magic or supernatural powers. Also in plural: charms, allurements. Cf. witchery n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [noun] > fascination or enchantment

witchcraft?c1550

witchery1575

sireny1600

bewitchment1610

captivation1610

bewitchery1652

enchantment1678

fascination1697

charming1720

witching1796

1652 A. Burgess Spiritual Refining i. iv. 19 All are very prone to this corrupt judgment, Every mans ways are right in his own eyes (its the wise-mans Apophthegm) but the Lord pondereth the heart; and in this bewitchery most men lie.

1694 R. South 12 Serm. II. 456 There is a certain bewitchery, or fascination in Words.

1751 R. Morris Narr. Life John Daniel i. 5 Had she not been my father's wife I would willingly have made her my own: but I could not condescend so far to her bewitcheries, as to commit an unbecoming act, against so kind a parent.

1868 N. Hawthorne Amer. Note-bks. (1879) II. 161 There was a great bewitchery in the idea.

1978 Times 13 Mar. (Sport section) 15/8 To hold Australia in thrall, as India have just done with such bewitchery, England will need to bat in a much less-careworn way.

2009 Guardian (Nexis) 31 Aug. (Features section) 4 This is of course part of her enduring appeal, a kind of jovial bewitchery, and a voice that is soft and fragrant and as perfectly English as gin.

2. The action or an act of bewitching a person or thing; witchcraft, sorcery; enchantment.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > state of being bewitched

bewitchedness1587

fascination1622

bewitchery1711

bewitchment1794

1711 Spectator No. 250 Oblique Vision..was anciently the Mark of Bewitchery and magical Fascination.

1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Falling-Sickness Good Housewives at first took it for a Bewitchery of their Poultry.

1881 Fraser's Mag. Apr. 454 An elderly crone of sixty, whom country gossip accused of wholesale bewitchery of young children, of the sick and dying, and of cattle.

1987 Romance Notes 28 22 A world replete with imagery of spells, enchantments, and bewitchery of all sorts.

2011 Afr. Archaeol. Rev. 28 165 Smelters often attributed such mishaps to breaching of taboos or bewitchery by jealous people.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bewitchery
释义	bewitcheryn. Brit. /bᵻˈwɪtʃ(ə)ri/, U.S. /bəˈwɪtʃəri/, /biˈwɪtʃəri/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bewitch v., -ery suffix. Etymology: < bewitch v. + -ery suffix, after witchery n. With sense 2 compare earlier bewitching n. and bewitchment n. 1. figurative. Bewitching or captivating charm or allure; power or influence that fascinates or beguiles, as if by magic or supernatural powers. Also in plural: charms, allurements. Cf. witchery n. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [noun] > fascination or enchantment witchcraft?c1550 witchery1575 sireny1600 bewitchment1610 captivation1610 bewitchery1652 enchantment1678 fascination1697 charming1720 witching1796 1652 A. Burgess Spiritual Refining i. iv. 19 All are very prone to this corrupt judgment, Every mans ways are right in his own eyes (its the wise-mans Apophthegm) but the Lord pondereth the heart; and in this bewitchery most men lie. 1694 R. South 12 Serm. II. 456 There is a certain bewitchery, or fascination in Words. 1751 R. Morris Narr. Life John Daniel i. 5 Had she not been my father's wife I would willingly have made her my own: but I could not condescend so far to her bewitcheries, as to commit an unbecoming act, against so kind a parent. 1868 N. Hawthorne Amer. Note-bks. (1879) II. 161 There was a great bewitchery in the idea. 1978 Times 13 Mar. (Sport section) 15/8 To hold Australia in thrall, as India have just done with such bewitchery, England will need to bat in a much less-careworn way. 2009 Guardian (Nexis) 31 Aug. (Features section) 4 This is of course part of her enduring appeal, a kind of jovial bewitchery, and a voice that is soft and fragrant and as perfectly English as gin. 2. The action or an act of bewitching a person or thing; witchcraft, sorcery; enchantment. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > state of being bewitched bewitchedness1587 fascination1622 bewitchery1711 bewitchment1794 1711 Spectator No. 250 Oblique Vision..was anciently the Mark of Bewitchery and magical Fascination. 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Falling-Sickness Good Housewives at first took it for a Bewitchery of their Poultry. 1881 Fraser's Mag. Apr. 454 An elderly crone of sixty, whom country gossip accused of wholesale bewitchery of young children, of the sick and dying, and of cattle. 1987 Romance Notes 28 22 A world replete with imagery of spells, enchantments, and bewitchery of all sorts. 2011 Afr. Archaeol. Rev. 28 165 Smelters often attributed such mishaps to breaching of taboos or bewitchery by jealous people. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1652
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