adjuration
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The priest put out his arm with a word of adjuration.
From The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec by Trevena, John
Marjorie made a never-to-be-forgotten picture, as surrounded by her body guard, she stood with her arms full of roses and listened to the quaint adjuration to Beautye.
From Marjorie Dean College Freshman by Lester, Pauline
I took no notice till he seemed getting in, when I jumped up with an adjuration, saw the floor vacant, and heard human feet running away.
From Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)
And added: "This is but an intimation Of more wicked adjuration," while he pointed to the second entrance, the inscription over which read: "Arbour of Wicked Vows."
From The Song of Songs by Sudermann, Hermann
Then followed, in order to compel them to act, an adjuration introducing the mystical names, ‘those written at birth in their heart by their father and mother.’
From The Psychological Origin and the Nature of Religion by Leuba, James H. (James Henry)
Vocabulary lists containing adjuration
Frankenstein
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Wuthering Heights
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Novel Study: Frankenstein, Chapters 14–24
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