philtre

Magical romantic draught

A philtre is a potion or drug believed to arouse love or desire in the person who drinks it.

The word appears mainly in literary or fantasy contexts: The witch prepared a philtre to make the prince fall in love.

Also spelled *philter* in American English.

love

aphrodisiac

Arousal-inducing substance

enchantment · amour · longing · yearning · obsession · truelove · sweetheart · ardor · besotted · lovesick

potion

elixir

Mythical healing draught

tincture · draught · infusion · vial · flask · apothecary · cauldron · ingredient · essence · distillation

magic

spell

Arrange letters correctly

sorcery · witchcraft · charm · hex · curse · conjuration · arcane · occult · ritual · supernatural

folklore

legend

Unverified traditional tale

Isolde · Circe · Medea · fairy tale · medieval · grimoire · wise woman · cunning folk · herbalism · lore

Categories
Opposites
effect on emotion

philtrepoison

Harmful ingested substance

antidote · bane · venom · toxin · disenchantment

Family

philter

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Timeless · Concrete · Rated G