fascinatio
From LSJ
Πάντα ταῦτα ἐπείρασα ἐν τῇ σοφίᾳ: εἶπα Σοφισθήσομαι, καὶ αὐτὴ ἐμακρύνθη ἀπ' ἐμοῦ· κτλ. (Εcclesiastes 7:23f., LXX version) → I tried to give proof in wisdom of all those things; I said, I will be wise, but that wisdom was far from me ...
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
fascĭnātĭo: ōnis, f. fascino,
I an enchanting, bewitching, witchcraft, Plin. 28, 4, 7, § 35; 28, 8, 27, § 101; Vulg. Sap. 4, 12.
