FASCINATION (from

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• LAT

Lat. fascinare, to bewitch, probably connected with the Or. f3ao-Kaiveev, to speak

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• ILL

ill of, to bewitch)  , the art of enchanting or bewitching, especially through the influence of the " evil eye," and so properly of the exercise of an evil influence over the reason or will . The word is thus used of the supposed paralysing attraction exercised by some reptiles on their victims . It is also applied to a particular hypnotic condition, marked by muscular contraction, but with consciousness and power of remembrance left . In a quite general sense, fascination means the exercise of any charm or strong attraction .