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Enchanter

ENCH'ANTER, noun One who enchants; a sorcerer or magician; one who has spirits or demons at his command; one who practices enchantment, or pretends to perform surprising things by the agency of demons.

1. One who charms or delights.

Enchanter's nightshade, a genus of plants, the Circaea.

First Occurrence in the Bible(KJV): Deuteronomy 18:10