conjuration
Americannoun
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the act of calling on or invoking a sacred name.
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an incantation; magical charm.
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supernatural accomplishment by invocation or spell.
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the practice of legerdemain.
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supplication; solemn entreaty.
noun
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a magic spell; incantation
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a less common word for conjuring
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archaic supplication; entreaty
Etymology
Origin of conjuration
1350–1400; Middle English conjuracio ( u ) n (< Anglo-French ) < Latin conjūrātiōn- (stem of conjūrātiō ), equivalent to conjūrāt ( us ), past participle of conjūrāre to swear together ( con- con- + jūr- (stem of jūs ) right, justice, duty + -ātus -ate 1 ) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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But in “The Tempest,” Shakespeare takes this proposition a step further, directly equating the ephemeral conjurations of the theater with the transient reality of the audience.
From Los Angeles Times
It’s an inward-looking musical conjuration of a city that’s partially vanished — to refugee outflows, to military curfews — and a city that is still, defiantly, standing.
From New York Times
A cracking whip and a thudding bass drum bring this sublime conjuration to an end.
From The New Yorker
However, according to Section 365 of Canada's Criminal Code, it is illegal to "fraudulently pretend to exercise or to use any kind of witchcraft, sorcery, enchantment or conjuration".
From BBC
He stopped and looked at me like he’s puzzling, then said, “I’m going to have to do some more contemplating over this. On the one hand this might be an act of conjuration.”
From Literature
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