love charms
Attraction-inducing trinkets
Love charms are objects or rituals believed to attract romantic affection or make someone fall in love.
The term covers a wide range—amulets worn for luck in love, potions slipped into drinks, spells cast by practitioners of folk magic.
The concept appears across cultures and throughout history: She bought a love charm from the fortune teller.
In modern usage, love charms often appear in fantasy fiction or discussions of historical superstition.
- philterCharm-inducing beverage
- magic potionSupernatural drink with effects
- potionEnchanted liquid mixture
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- under a spellAffected by magic
amulet · talisman · spell · aphrodisiac · infatuation · obsession · glamour · longing · desire · seduction · bewitched · moonlight · rose petals · incantation · devotion · yearning · secret admirer · binding
- folklorefairy tales, fairytales, folktales, folk tales, folk tale
- courtshipcourting, courtship, suitor, betrothal, wooing
- erotic classicsOvid, Sappho, eroticism, sexual symbolism
- tribal songsceremonial songs, healing song, ritual songs, tribal songs, war song