conjuration
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- noun
- /ˌkɒndʒəˈreɪʃən/
- Literature
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conjuración
- I exclude necromancy, conjuration, and all demonic partnerships from alchymic therapies because I am engaged with this craft for good, not to the prejudice of living things.
- make a conjuration
Examples
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The magician performed a conjuration that left the audience in awe as he summoned an illusion out of thin air.
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Some dedicated sorcerers use both invocation and conjuration, but most focus on one or the other.
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But they decided to rest one more day before making the final conjuration to Jupiter.
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They made a similar series of conjurations to the East Sea.
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But all who conjure, Frike, are subject themselves to conjuration.
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An earnest conjuration from the king that, on the view and knowing of these contents, he should these bearers put to sudden death.
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Making contact means one of two things: either summoning the spirit with an invocation or a conjuration, or going astral yourself to deal with the spirit.
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There are two categories of spells to go with the two key sorcery skills and the two types of spirits: Conjurations and Invocations.
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During the ritual, the priest recited an ancient conjuration to call forth the spirits of the ancestors.
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The book described various methods of conjuration used by witches to invoke supernatural beings.
Synonyms
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Calling a spirit, like a ghost, using magic words or rituals
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Calling a spirit or devil using magic
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Calling a spirit or demon during a ritual to ask for help
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Calling a spirit or ghost to appear
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An act of calling a spirit or devil using magic
How Supernatural
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Etymology
Conjuration comes from the old Latin verb conjurare, which meant 'to swear together' and is the same root as conjure. People believed that a spoken oath or ritual could call up spirits, so a conjuration is a ritual to summon magical powers.