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Webster 1913 Edition


Excantation

Exˊcan-ta′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
excantare
to charm out. See
Ex[GREEK]
, and
Chant
.]
Disenchantment by a countercharm.
[Obs.]
Gayton.

Webster 1828 Edition


Excantation

EXCANTA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. excanto, but with an opposite signification.]
Disenchantment by a countercharm. [Little used.]

Definition 2024


excantation

excantation

English

Noun

excantation (countable and uncountable, plural excantations)

  1. (obsolete) Disenchantment by a countercharm.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Gayton to this entry?)