trance
pronunciation
How to pronounce trance in British English:
UK [trɑːns]
How to pronounce trance in American English:
US [træns]
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- Noun:
- a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
- a state of mind in which consciousness is fragile and voluntary action is poor or missing; a state resembling deep sleep
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- Verb:
- attract; cause to be enamored
Word Origin
- trance
- trance: see transient
- trance (n.)
- late 14c., "state of extreme dread or suspense," also "a half-conscious or insensible condition, state of insensibility to mundane things," from Old French transe "fear of coming evil," originally "coma, passage from life to death" (12c.), from transir "be numb with fear," originally "die, pass on," from Latin transire "cross over" (see transient). French trance in its modern sense has been reborrowed from English. As a music genre, from c. 1993.
Example
- 1. Out o fhis trance jim seemed quickly to wake .
- 2. You will have experienced a hypnotic trance many times in your life .
- 3. The tribespeople explained to interviewers that they entered a trance before capturing their visions in paint .
- 4. It may be worthwhile visiting a clinical hypnotherapist , or buying a recording at least once , in order to experience the feeling of a trance .
- 5. The shaman will enter a mild trance , where they gain the supernatural ability to perform surgeries with little to no contact with the patient .