enthralldom
nounEtymology From enthrall + -dom.
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Usually The act of enthralling, or the state of being enthralled; slavery; bondage.
- To my mind, those who thus shrink afford thereby but evidences of their psychological enthralldom.1907, Alfred Emanuel Smith, New Outlook:
- […] you will often find yourself in a situation that will render it difficult to extricate yourself from its enthraldoms with credit and integrity.2005, The Novitiate's Preceptor Or Religious and Literary Register for the New Church Part One
1 more example
- Voice-over: "Ergo LWP from Nike. Now at Foot Action." It's an amazing commercial, which takes exact aim at, for instance, the method of this book: namely, the irrelevance of "analysis" to grace (what an agony of enthralldom we are in).2006, David Shields, Gerald Graff, Black Planet: Facing Race During an NBA Season:
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Usually Anything that enthralls or subjugates.
- Related terms
- slavedom