adjuration
Example Sentences
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New York's volcanic little Mayor Fiorello Henry LaGuardia is paternally proud of his neat fleet of silver streamlined, street-cleaning trucks, which bear the adjuration: Our City�Yours and Mine�Keep It Clean.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
Yet at times, rising upon the flood of feeling, he shot out a solemn adjuration or asserted an opinion with a fiery emphasis that electrified the audience into applause.
From From the Easy Chair, series 3 by Curtis, George William
"Not too many of you," was his final adjuration, as, giving me a look, he slipped out into the hall.
From The Amethyst Box by Green, Anna Katherine
Playing backgammon with Pope Jules II., his form of adjuration was Chardieu bénit! when he lost, and Chardon bénit! when he won.
From A Cursory History of Swearing by Sharman, Julian
