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- under someone's spell
under someone's spell
under someone's spell
Fascinated or influenced by someone, as in I think he has our daughter under his spell. This idiom derives from the literal meaning of spell, "a word or formula that has magical power." [Mid-1800s]
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Belial | | - | Biblical, Biblical Latin, Judeo-Christian Legend |
Kaija | | KIE-yah | Finnish |
Cleopas | | KLEE-ə-pəs (English) | Biblical, Biblical Latin |
Castor | | KAS-tər (English) | Greek Mythology (Latinized) |
Khadiga | | - | Arabic (Egyptian) |
Joanie | | JO-nee | English |