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- noun Plural form of
spellbinder .
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Examples
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The author uses the term "spellbinders" to describe psychological snake charmers who appear to be saviors, enlightened thinkers/politicians, even activists who present themselves as possessing insights based on research uniquely carried out by themselves or information gained through extraordinary channels to which no one else has access.
THE SCIENCE OF EVIL AND ITS USES FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES 2007
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It may be helpful at this point to review the characteristics of sociopathic 'spellbinders' as they are sometimes called.
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It may be helpful at this point to review the characteristics of sociopathic 'spellbinders' as they are sometimes called.
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"spellbinders" had succeeded beyond my hopes in rousing partizan passion -- but here again part of the credit belongs to Woodruff.
The Plum Tree David Graham Phillips 1889
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However, when they are preceded by conditions operating destructively on common sense and social order - such as social injustice, cultural backwardness, or intellectually limited rulers manifesting pathological traits - spellbinders activities have led entire societies into large-scale human tragedy.
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In a healthy society, the activities of spellbinders meet with criticism effective enough to stifle them quickly.
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It would be okay if this was a case of one man's self-delusion, but Nader had accomplices, media spellbinders who helped spread those impeachable lies.
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The men cease being spellbinders and become people with poignant care and concern.
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The attitude of most normal people to such spellbinders is generally critical, pained and disturbed.
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He wore his hair long and loose, as was the custom with many platform spellbinders of the time, and by 1869, at age fifty-six, he was beginning to look a little gray and too well fed.
The Great Bridge David McCullough 1972
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