- charm for bewitching
- (n) sitikoŋo.
English-Mandinka dictionary. 2009.
English-Mandinka dictionary. 2009.
Throckmorton Possessions — (1589–1593) The first well known case of possessed young people and the successful destruction of witches based on the evidence of minors. The story of the five Throckmorton (also Throgmorton) girls in Warboys, Essex, England, foreshadowed by… … Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology
Orpheus — For other uses, see Orpheus (disambiguation). Roman mosaic depicting Orpheus, wearing a Phrygian cap and surrounded by the beasts charmed by the music of his lyre. Orpheus ( … Wikipedia
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
incantation bowl — A terra cotta bowl inscribed with CHARMs or magical texts, used to trap or drive away DEMONs. Incantation bowls also are known as Babylonian demon or DEVIL traps. The bowls, about the size of soup tureens, were inverted and buried under the … Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology
South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… … Universalium
attract — vb Attract, allure, charm, fascinate, bewitch, enchant, captivate mean to draw another by exerting an irresistible or compelling influence over him. The same distinctions in implications and connotations are observable in the adjectival forms of… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Sculpture — • In the widest sense of the term, sculpture is the art of representing in bodily form men, animals, and other objects in stone, bronze, ivory, clay and similar materials Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sculpture Sculpture … Catholic encyclopedia
Hayfield — infobox UK place official name = Hayfield static static image caption=Hayfield from the north west os grid reference = population = country = England region = East Midlands shire county = Derbyshire shire district = High Peak latitude = 53.38… … Wikipedia
Immortality (novel) — Immortality 1st English edition (publ. Grove Weidenfeld) … Wikipedia
Melozzo da Forlí — • An Italian painter of the Umbrian School, b. at Forlí, 1438; d. there 1494 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Melozzo Da Forli Melozzo da Forlí … Catholic encyclopedia
attraction — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Drawing toward Nouns 1. (act of attracting) attraction, attractiveness; drawing to, pulling toward, adduction, magnetism, gravity, gravitation; affinity. See traction. 2. (something that attracts)… … English dictionary for students