To call upon, constrain (a devil or spirit) to appear or do one's bidding, by the invocation of some sacred name or the use of some ‘spell’…
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释义 | the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [verb (transitive)] > invoke (a spirit) (13) conjurec1290 To call upon, constrain (a devil or spirit) to appear or do one's bidding, by the invocation of some sacred name or the use of some ‘spell’… reara1382 To cause to rise. transitive. To raise (a spirit, fiend). Obsolete. to call upc1390 transitive. In supernatural, mythological, or magical contexts: to cause (a spirit, ghost, demon, etc.) to appear by means of a ritual or… raisec1395 transitive. To cause (a spirit, demon, ghost, etc.) to appear, esp. by means of incantations; to conjure up. Also figurative. devocatec1570 transitive. To call down. adjure1585 transitive. To invoke, summon, or exorcize (an evil spirit). Also intransitive. invoke1602 To summon (a spirit) by charms or incantation; to conjure; also figurative. (Cf. conjure, v. 9.) evoke1623 transitive. To call forth; esp. to summon up (spirits, etc.) by the use of magic charms. incantate1623 = incant, v. conjure1637 Const. up, down, out, away. (Cf. 8.) excitea1639 To rouse, awaken. To call up (a departed spirit). Obsolete. rare. evocate1675 To call up (spirits) from the dead, (events) from past times. incant1926 transitive. To raise by incantation. |
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