enchanter

«enchanter» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a person in stories who uses magic spells, especially to… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (an enchanter, enchanters); feminine enchantress

meaning for a pupil

1) An enchanter is a person in stories who uses magic spells, especially to charm or control people. tree →

2) (figurative) An enchanter is someone who charms and delights people. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and 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. In the primary 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

• 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 →
• 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 the corpora

• The captain of fifty, and the man of rank, and the counsellor, and the cunning charmer, and the skilful enchanter.
• The king cried aloud to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «enchanter» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.