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Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language.
Ludwig Wittgenstein

Meaning of "bewitchment" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BEWITCHMENT

bewitchment  [bɪˈwɪtʃmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BEWITCHMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bewitchment is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BEWITCHMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of bewitchment in the English dictionary

The definition of bewitchment in the dictionary is the state of being bewitched; the power of bewitching.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BEWITCHMENT


appeachment
əˈpiːtʃmənt
attachment
əˈtætʃmənt
avouchment
əˈvaʊtʃmənt
catchment
ˈkætʃmənt
debauchment
dɪˈbɔːtʃmənt
debouchment
dɪˈbaʊtʃmənt
detachment
dɪˈtætʃmənt
embranchment
ɪmˈbrɑːntʃmənt
encroachment
ɪnˈkrəʊtʃmənt
enrichment
ɪnˈrɪtʃmənt
entrenchment
ɪnˈtrɛntʃmənt
fleechment
ˈfliːtʃmənt
hatchment
ˈhætʃmənt
impeachment
ɪmˈpiːtʃmənt
mismatchment
ˌmɪsˈmætʃmənt
nonattachment
ˌnɒnəˈtætʃmənt
parchment
ˈpɑːtʃmənt
preachment
ˈpriːtʃmənt
reattachment
ˌriːəˈtætʃmənt
retrenchment
rɪˈtrɛntʃmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BEWITCHMENT

bewig
bewilder
bewildered
bewilderedly
bewilderedness
bewildering
bewilderingly
bewilderment
bewinged
bewitch
bewitcher
bewitchery
bewitching
bewitchingly
beworm
bewrap
bewray
bewrayer

WORDS THAT END LIKE BEWITCHMENT

accomplishment
admonishment
advertisement
anti-Establishment
astonishment
capital punishment
corporal punishment
disestablishment
embellishment
encashment
establishment
garnishment
nourishment
punishment
ravishment
refreshment
refurbishment
replenishment
research establishment
the Establishment
writ of attachment

Synonyms and antonyms of bewitchment in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bewitchment» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BEWITCHMENT

Find out the translation of bewitchment to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bewitchment from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bewitchment» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蛊惑
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bewitchment
570 millions of speakers

English

bewitchment
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जादू
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفتنة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

колдовство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bewitchment
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কুহক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ensorcellement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bewitchment
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verzauberung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

魔力
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

매혹
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bewitchment
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự bỏ bùa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மாயமந்திரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मोहकपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

büyüsü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sortilegio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

czar
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

чаклунство
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bewitchment
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μαγεία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

betovering
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förtrollning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bewitchment
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bewitchment

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BEWITCHMENT»

The term «bewitchment» is normally little used and occupies the 119.692 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BEWITCHMENT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bewitchment

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QUOTES WITH «BEWITCHMENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bewitchment.
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Ludwig Wittgenstein
Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEWITCHMENT»

Discover the use of bewitchment in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bewitchment and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Candidates of Bewitchment:
Itis bewitchment. Sometime ago,a millionaire, who had lost everything he had in a mysterious way came for prayers. The Holy Spirit revealed that it was his daughter that destroyed his money. So,I asked him to bring her. He brought her and ...
Dr. D. K. Olukoya, 2014
2
The Bewitchment of Silver: The Social Economy of Mining in ...
Focusing on the different sectors of mining production in nineteenth-century Peru - the mines, mine owners and mine workers, the transportation networks and the use of muleteers, the introduction of the railroad system since the 1850s - ...
José Deustua, 2000
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A Summer Bewitchment [The Knight and the Witch 2] ...
The Knight and the Witch 2 A Summer Bewitchment When a shadowy piper kidnaps seven beautiful girls, can a wounded knight and his witch save them? Will Sir Magnus and Elfrida find them in time, and at what cost to themselves? Magnus ...
Lindsay Townsend
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Documentary as Exorcism: Resisting the Bewitchment of ...
Documentary as Exorcism is an interdisciplinary study that builds upon the insights of postcolonial studies, critical race theory, theological and religious studies and media and film studies to showcase the role of documentary film as a ...
Robert Beckford, 2014
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The Talking Cure: Wittgenstein on Language as Bewitchment ...
In the last 15 years there has been a change in direction in our understanding of Wittgenstein; the resolute reading of him places great emphasis on his therapeutic intent and argues that the aim of Wittgensteins thought is to show how ...
John M. Heaton, 2013
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Bewitchment, You Foolish Galatians
This book unmasks this problem and points to the solution. This is not the usual "cult scare" book that whines about the supposed faults of another group.
Timothy Williams, 2007
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Deliverance from Evil Foundation
It is a terrible thingtofallinto thecage of bewitchment. THE CRAB SPIRIT If you takea cursory look at the life of a black man, youwillnotice that he operates like a crab. If you put a lot of crabs in a bucket, you will notice that not one of them will not ...
Dr. D. K. Olukoya, 2002
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Hobbema and Heidegger: On Truth and Beauty
At the first level of comprehension, the truth that "is at work" in Macbeth shows that bewitchment leads to evil deeds, and these evil deeds thrust the person doing those deeds into a greater reliance on the witches. A vicious circle is set up in ...
Rivca Gordon, Ḥayim Gordon, 2008
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Philosophical Topics
On the contrary, §115 is a description offered from within a process of self- captivation and self-bewitchment which has begun in §§113-14, and it represents a profound deepening of the bewitchment of our own intelligence.16 Additional ...
Ark.). Department of philosophy University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, 2013
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Stanley Cavell
But the point is: there is no such unvarnished truth; for always we are in the bewitchment; and the science that claims to dispel the bewitchment is also in the bewitchment, and perhaps even more lost in bewitchment, for it is convinced that it is ...
Richard Eldridge, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEWITCHMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bewitchment is used in the context of the following news items.
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Stand-up comic Patrick Monahan get his disco legs out at Haworth …
... and her storyteller father Adam provided an evening of enchantment at the Old Hall Inn with traditional tales of transformation and ballads of bewitchment. «Keighley News, Jul 15»
2
Gear up to add some charm to your wardrobe for Eid
Charme, meaning appeal or bewitchment, boasts a collection aptly named. From subtle greys to ivory whites, bold blues with intricate ... «Daily Times, Jul 15»
3
Packed line-up of music, arts and comedy this month at Haworth …
... an evening of enchantment on June 22 with traditional tales of transformation and ballads of bewitchment, at the Old Hall Inn from 7.30pm. «Keighley News, Jun 15»
4
Emily Portman: Coracle review – spooky and surreal
... as a member of the Furrow Collective, she contributed to a quietly powerful album of traditional songs about hanging, murder or bewitchment. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
5
Meet The Trans Actress Set To Become Britain's Biggest New Star
The bewitchment began half an hour earlier with the first screening of the pilot episode of a sitcom no one could have predicted even five years ... «BuzzFeed News, May 15»
6
From wilderness a peacock came to our abode
Nairang has a slew of meanings: fascination, bewitchment, deception, illusion, wonder. Ghalib played with illusion and deception because the ... «DAWN.com, May 15»
7
Can wizards vote in Muggle elections? Plus other questions about …
The bewitchment and confunding of Muggles is commonplace, structurally validated by the 1689 International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy, ... «New Statesman, May 15»
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Beef, Buffalo and Brahmanism: The Politics of Food
The idea of cow-slaughter or eating beef as sacrilegious works like a bewitchment since it is effective at several levels. At one level it ... «Mainstream, Apr 15»
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June 22nd, 2015 · 2 min read
“Then the pastor got ill and they said it was bewitchment. If you took food to people who were sick, they said you were the one who had killed ... «Ebola Deeply, Apr 15»
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Nicholas Sparks back in the saddle with 'Longest Ride'
His latest, “The Longest Ride,” turns sagas about two distant couples into a storybook combination of World War II bewitchment and modern ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Apr 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Bewitchment [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/bewitchment>. May 2024 ».
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