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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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 • Mar. 21, 2023
A cracking whip and a thudding bass drum bring this sublime conjuration to an end.
From The New Yorker • Mar. 18, 2019
I am not capable of that sort of conjuration, and it seems that many others in the media no longer are, either.
From Salon • Nov. 24, 2014
But by then the myth of the killer-ape had caught hold and Dart’s conjuration had mesmerised millions.
From Scientific American • Jun. 19, 2012
The abjuring of conjuration seems to refer to a formula of exorcism prescribed by the first Prayer Book of Edward VI., to be used in the rite of baptism.
From Bygone Church Life in Scotland by Various
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