Enchanted

To be enchanted is to be under the influence of an enchantment, usually thought to be caused by charms or incantations.

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Enchantment - Charms - Incantation

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In traditional fairy tales or fantasy fiction, an enchantment is a magical spell that is attached, on a relatively-permanent basis, to a specific person, object or location (like an enchanted forest), and alters its qualities, generally in a positive way.

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Fairy tale - Fantasy fiction - Magical - Spell - Enchanted forest

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The most widely-known example is probably the spell that Cinderella's Fairy Godmother uses to turn a pumpkin into a coach. An enchantment with negative characteristics is usually instead referred to as a curse.

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Cinderella - Fairy Godmother - Pumpkin - Curse

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The Latin incantare, which means 'to utter an incantation', or cast a magic spell, forms the basis of the word "enchant", with deep linguistic roots going back to the Indo-European kan- prefix. So it can be said that an enchanter or enchantress casts magic spells, or utters incantations, similar to what are called Mantra in Sanskrit.

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Latin - Incantation - Magic spell - Enchant - Indo-European - Prefix - Spells - Mantra - Sanskrit

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See also: enchant, enchanter, or enchantress.

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Enchant - Enchanter - Enchantress

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