CIRCEAN


Meaning of CIRCEAN in English

ˈsərsēən, ˌsərˈs- adjective

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Latin circaeus (from Circe, sorceress deity who transformed men into beasts, from Greek Kirkē ) + English -an

1. : relating to or resembling Circe

2. : having the quality of a fascinating sorceress : dangerously or fatally attractive or misleading : lulling

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