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@noah-cochran I may have found your word.

“Enchantment produces a Secondary World, into which both designer and spectator can enter, to the satisfaction of their senses while they are inside; but in its purity it is artistic in desire and purpose. Magic produces, or pretends to produce, an alteration in the Primary World. It does not matter by whom it is said to be practised, fay or mortal, it remains distinct from the other two; it is not an art but a technique; its desire is power in this world, domination of things and wills.” – J.R.R. Tolkien, ‘On Fairy-Stories’

At any rate, whether the word “Enchantment” is a help or not, I thought this quote would be an interesting addition to the conversation.