MEANING
An act of calling up a spirit or producing a magical effect through words or rites.
Use it for
summoned helpers; risky magical bargains; ceremonial spellcastingGive magic a deliberate procedure rather than an unexplained flash.
Words that belong together
- perform a conjuration
- forbidden conjuration
- words of conjuration
On the page
Her conjuration brought a messenger made of smoke.
The prisoner interrupted the conjuration before the final name.
Three witnesses swore that the conjuration had produced nothing.
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- conjuration
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Usage notes
Primary category: fantasy. May name the rite or its spoken formula; distinguish a stage trick from a supernatural summoning in context. Noun: conjuration; plural conjurations.
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