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Conjuration   Listen
noun
Conjuration  n.  
1.
The act of calling or summoning by a sacred name, or in solemn manner; the act of binding by an oath; an earnest entreaty; adjuration. "We charge you, in the name of God, take heed;... Under this conjuration speak, my lord."
2.
The act or process of invoking supernatural aid by the use of a magical form of words; the practice of magic arts; incantation; enchantment. "Pretended conjurations and prophecies of that event."
3.
A league for a criminal purpose; conspiracy. (Obs.) "The conjuration of Catiline."





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"Conjuration" Quotes from Famous Books



... believe in no conjuration. Ain't nobody never done nothin' to me but I have seed people dat other folks said had been hurt. If somebody done somethin' to me I wouldn't know whar to find a root-worker to take it off and anyways I wouldn't trust dem sort of folks 'cause if dey can cyore you dey can ...
— Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves - Georgia Narratives, Part 3 • Works Projects Administration
... Fortune. But the piece by which his fame was secured is Venice Preserved, which, based upon history, is fictional in its details. The original story is found in the Abbe de St. Real's Histoire de la Conjuration du Marquis de Bedamar, or the account of a Spanish conspiracy in which the marquis, who was ambassador, took part. It is still put upon the stage, with the omission, however, of the licentious comic portions found in ...
— English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History - Designed as a Manual of Instruction • Henry Coppee


Words linked to "Conjuration" :   incantation, invocation, magical spell, illusion, performance, trick, magic trick, sleight of hand, conjure, charm, card trick, conjury, evocation, summoning, spell, prestidigitation, thaumaturgy, magic spell, legerdemain


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