Conjurations

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The practice involving the invocation of supernatural beings or forces through formalized speech or rituals is referred to as one form of this
2. This encompasses the employment of specific phrases or incantations aimed at calling forth otherworldly entities or effects
3. The acts of summoning spirits or magical powers through ritualistic speech ; specific words or formulas intended to produce supernatural effects by being spoken aloud

Etymology: Its root meaning is conspiracy. Latin "coniuratio" came from "coniurare," meaning to swear together, formed from "com-" (together) and "iurare" (to swear), which itself comes from "ius," law. A conjuration was originally a sworn alliance, the kind of oath that bound conspirators to one another. The move to magic ran through the idea of binding by oath. English "conjure" came via Old French and once meant to call upon someone solemnly or to entreat by an oath. A spirit could be adjured, or bound, through a formula spoken with authority. The plural here names those spoken formulas, the recited words believed to compel supernatural forces, so a word about sworn loyalty came to describe spells.

Synonyms: summoning, invocation, incantation, spell, charm