incantation
noun
the chanting or uttering of words purporting to have magical power.
incantational
-
a word derived from
incantation.
Example Sentences
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First go read the poet and painter Joe Brainard’s incantational memoir “I Remember,” a dazzling sequence of evocative, single-sentence memories.
From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2020
Masur last month led the New York Philharmonic in the world premiere of Schnittke's spare, incantational Symphony No. 7, which the orchestra commissioned at Masur's insistence.
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