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adjuration

[ aj-uh-rey-shuhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

an earnest request; entreaty.
a solemn or desperate urging or counseling:
an adjuration for all citizens of the beleaguered city to take shelter.

1605–15; < Latin adjūrātiōn- (stem of adjūrātiō ), equivalent to adjūrāt ( us ), past participle of adjūrāre to adjure + -ion- -ion

This strikes us now-a-days as anything but a very solemn or a very momentous form of adjuration.

Before the solemn force of Nita's frenzied adjuration, the old man started and grew ashen pale.

Then we heard the humblest entreaties, the most fervent adjuration, not to deprive the country of such superior talents.

A thrill ran through the long line of men, and Fred heard his follower utter a low, adjuration to his unwilling steed.

But fortunately for us, Burke was not content with private adjuration, or even public speech.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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