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Definition of Counterspells
1. counterspell [n] - See also: counterspell
Lexicographical Neighbors of Counterspells
Literary usage of Counterspells
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Fijians: A Study of the Decay of Custom by Basil Thomson, Bolton Glanvill Corney, James Stewart (1908)
"It was more common, however, to fee another wizard to make the charm innocuous
by counterspells, which were often effective through the fresh hope infused ..."
2. The Women of Turkey and Their Folk-lore by Lucy Mary Jane Garnett, John S. Stuart-Glennie (1891)
"The words used as counterspells and exorcisms are, as a rule, taken from the two
chapters of the Koran which relate to witchcraft and malevolence : " Say, ..."
3. The Poetical Works of John Payne by John Payne (1902)
"... He trusted to dispel that sorcery By prayers and offerings and the happy might
Of counterspells; and thus, the sad despite Of fortune foiled, ..."
4. Savage Island: An Account of a Sojourn in Niué and Tonga by Basil Thomson (1902)
"... be neutralised by counterspells and the voluntary imposition of tabus, such
as abstaining from certain acts, or certain kinds of food, ..."
5. Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire (1855)
"But the bard of Avon alluded not to the eye. 1'rom remote ages there has been a
belief in spells and counterspells, and charms and anti-charms; ..."
6. Indian Linguistic Families of America, North of Mexico by John Wesley Powell (1891)
"... after having won a girl's affections from a rival or overcoming him in the
ball play—he has already secured himself from all attempts by counterspells. ..."
7. Wessex Tales by Thomas Hardy (1905)
"She named to him some of the hundred medicaments and counterspells which she had
adopted from time to time. ..."
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