Search Result for "conjuration":
Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (3)
1. a ritual recitation of words or sounds believed to have a magical effect;
[syn: incantation, conjuration]
2. calling up a spirit or devil;
[syn: conjuring, conjuration, conjury, invocation]
3. an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers;
[syn: magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration, thaumaturgy, illusion, deception]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Conjuration \Con`ju*ra"tion\, n. [L. conjuratio, cf. F. conjuration.] 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. [1913 Webster] We charge you, in the name of God, take heed; . . . Under this conjuration speak, my lord. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Pretended conjurations and prophecies of that event. --Hallam. [1913 Webster] 3. A league for a criminal purpose; conspiracy. [Obs.] "The conjuration of Catiline." --Sir T. Elyot. [1913 Webster]Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
26 Moby Thesaurus words for "conjuration": abracadabra, charm, conjurement, escamotage, evocation, exorcisation, exorcism, exsufflation, hanky-panky, hocus-pocus, hokey-pokey, incantation, invocation, jiggery-pokery, jugglery, juggling, legerdemain, magic formula, magic words, monkey business, mumbo jumbo, open sesame, prestidigitation, rune, sleight of hand, trickery
