under a spell in English

under the influence magic, under sorcery

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1. Everything is asleep, under a spell of enchantment.

2. So, both of you were under a spell.

3. If it's obedience that you want, we will put her under a spell.

4. There's a kind ofenslavement that we can desire... when we're under a spell.

5. It is a superstitious idea that the ghost can cast a living man under a spell.

6. The whole valley seemed to be under a spell, in a timeless past unaffected by world events.

7. "Bewitching" is an "idiom" (look it up) that basically means putting someone under a spell (not necessarily literally but more metaphorically) like as if to entrance them or seduce them and catch their attention to listen to what you say.

8. Brainwashing keeps the system going Devotees may be 'brainwashed or under a spell' Lotters acted with 'diminished responsibility' The Science of Why We Don't Believe Science Brainwashing drives young Pakistan suicide bombers Former cult member says child abduction victims face similar Brainwashing Subliminal advertising really does work, claim

9. Bewitch: 1 v cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something Synonyms: enchant , glamour , hex , jinx , witch Types: voodoo Bewitch by or as if by a voodoo spell place under a spell Type of: becharm , charm control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft v attract; cause to be enamored Synonyms: becharm , beguile

10. 940 baskaínō (from baskanos, "to cast an evil spell, wishing injury upon someone; to Bewitch") – properly, to exercise evil power over someone, like putting them under a spell; (used only in Gal 3:1); (figuratively) captivate ("be spellbinding"), appealing to someone's vanity and selfishness; "to blight by the evil eye, Bewitch" (Abbott-Smith)