conjuring
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- noun
- /ˈkɒndʒərɪŋ/
- Literature
:
conjuración
- So I continued with the ceremony and did the conjuring, putting all my energy and intention into pulling a sign from the cosmos.
Examples
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You did the conjuring ceremony by yourself?
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Many believed in amulets, assorted superstitions, or other conjuring devices that were designed to protect them from danger.
Academic text (1994) -
Oh, yes, the conjuring has taken place.
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Put this in the conjuring room.
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Then he headed for his conjuring room.
Fiction book (1991) -
The conjuring of demonic forces was a tricky business and required careful regulation.
Academic text (2008) -
Each Fuegian family or tribe has a wizard or conjuring doctor.
Academic text (1991) -
"Now let us look at his conjuring book." Frike lifted the heavy volume to a lectern where Ylith could read it more easily.
Fiction book (1991) -
The treatise justifies the conjuring of celestial forces in the form of demons and deities by arguing that their power derives ultimately from God.
Academic text (2008) -
During the ritual, they began the conjuring of ancient spirits to seek guidance.
Synonyms
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Calling a spirit, like a ghost, using magic words or rituals
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Calling a spirit or demon during a ritual to ask for help
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An act of using magic words or rituals to call spirits
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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
Compounds
How Supernatural
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Conjuring comes from the Latin parts con- 'together' and jurare 'to swear', and you can see the same root in jury, a group that 'swears' in court. Over time this idea of a shared promise became linked to magic rituals used to 'call up' spirits or devils, so conjuring now means 'calling up' spirits by magical means.