What does "circean" mean?

Pertaining to Circe, the Greek goddess, who first charmed her victims and then changed them into animals; hence, alluring but dangerous or degrading.

What is a synonym for "circean"?

Common synonyms include: animal, animalistic, attraction, beastly, bestial, bewitching.

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Adjective

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Pertaining to Circe, the Greek goddess, who first charmed her victims and then changed them into animals; hence, alluring but dangerous or degrading.
"Is it then surprizing […] that an empty mind should be employed only to vary the pleasures, which emasculated her circean court?"

"Is it then surprizing […] that an empty mind should be employed only to vary the pleasures, which emasculated her circean court?"

From Latin Circaeus + -an. By surface analysis, Circe + -ean.

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