besetment

Example Sentences

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From that time she steadily fought against her deadly sin, until its besetment lost all power over her.

From For John's Sake and Other Stories. by Perram, Annie Frances

Alston had a vague uncomfortable besetment that his mother would have had a warmer hope for him if he had been tempted of demons, tortured by doubts.

From The Prisoner by Brown, Alice

And the curious part of the besetment is that I have known all along that I was killing your love for me.

From The City of Numbered Days by Lynde, Francis

He made every effort to shake off this new besetment, this fresh assault upon the tranquility he had attained.

From The Hidden Places by Sinclair, Bertrand W.

So in one short week, two are gone out of my husband's class.—This morning I felt great power in prayer, and an ardent desire for full deliverance from every besetment.

From Religion in Earnest A Memorial of Mrs. Mary Lyth, of York by Lyth, John