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enthralldom en · NOUN

Etymology

From enthrall + -dom.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, 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:
   • 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:
   • […] 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
2. (uncountable, usually) Anything that enthralls or subjugates.

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slavedom