adjuration

[ aj-uh-rey-shuhn ]

/ ˌædʒ əˈreɪ ʃən /

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noun

an earnest request; entreaty.

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

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Origin of adjuration

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.
A Cursory History of Swearing|Julian Sharman
Before the solemn force of Nita's frenzied adjuration, the old man started and grew ashen pale.
They Looked and Loved|Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller
Then we heard the humblest entreaties, the most fervent adjuration, not to deprive the country of such superior talents.
Z. Marcas|Honore de Balzac
A thrill ran through the long line of men, and Fred heard his follower utter a low, adjuration to his unwilling steed.
Crown and Sceptre|George Manville Fenn

But fortunately for us, Burke was not content with private adjuration, or even public speech.
Obiter Dicta|Augustine Birrell