prelest

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prelest

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Borrowed from Russian прелесть (prelestʹ), in turn from Old Church Slavonic прѣльсть (prělĭstĭ).

noun

  1. uncountable spiritual delusion, deception, conceit

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noun spiritual delusion

Ελληνικάπλάνη pláni
Românăînșelare
Русскийпрелесть prelestʹ

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"prelest." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/prelest. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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prelest. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/prelest

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"prelest." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/prelest.

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@misc{prelest_2026,
  title = {prelest},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prelest},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}