enchanter

noun (an enchanter, enchanters); feminine enchantress

«enchanter» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

An enchanter is a person in stories who uses magic spells, especially to charm or control people. tree →
(figurative) An enchanter is someone who charms and delights people. tree →

In the lessons

Fairy tales, legends and fantasy books (Merlin is often called an enchanter). Tells the reader there is magic and maybe a trick. Phrases: a wicked enchanter, the enchanter's spell.

Examples

The enchanter turned the prince into a frog. tree →
In the legend, Merlin the enchanter helped King Arthur. tree →
The wicked enchanter cast a sleeping spell on the castle. tree →
The children broke the enchanter's spell with kindness. tree →
The storyteller was a real enchanter; nobody moved while she spoke. tree →
An enchantress lived in the tower. tree →
When the Enchanter heard this he insisted that she must come. tree →

Note

Countable. Enchantress is the old female form; today «enchanter» can be anyone. Related: enchant, enchanted, enchanting. Enchanters are not real; magic in stories is make-believe.

In Jewish tradition

One of the forbidden practices of the nations. Israel is not allowed to seek the future by magic.

Interpretation. Tradition reads the ban as a call to trust God and listen to the prophets rather than magic. The law treats sorcery as a serious sin.

Examples

There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, one that useth divination, a soothsayer, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer, (Torah DEU.18.10, JPS 1917) tree →
The king cried aloud to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers. (Writings DAN.5.7, JPS 1917) tree →
The captain of fifty, and the man of rank, and the counsellor, and the cunning charmer, and the skilful enchanter. (Prophets ISA.3.3, JPS 1917) tree →
Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the enchanters, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, to tell the king his dreams. (Writings DAN.2.2, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Countable. Enchantress is the old female form; today «enchanter» can be anyone. Related: enchant, enchanted, enchanting. Enchanters are not real; magic in stories is make-believe.

On Mova

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