adjuration
noun
ad·ju·ra·tion ˌa-jə-ˈrā-shən 
1
: a solemn oath
2
: an earnest urging or advising
adjuratory
ə-ˈju̇r-ə-ˌtȯr-ē
adjective 
Synonyms
- appeal
- conjuration
- cry
- desire
- entreaty
- petition
- plea
- pleading
- prayer
- solicitation
- suit
- suppliance
- supplication
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Example Sentences
though he was loath to take over the family business, he couldn't refuse his ailing father's adjuration an adjuration to check the facts carefully before publishing the exposé on corruption in the statehouse
Recent Examples on the Web This has been a long half century of adjuration towards this name change. 
Deena Zaru, ABC News, 23 July 2021
Deena Zaru, ABC News, 23 July 2021 Word History
Etymology
Middle English adjuracioun "exorcism," borrowed from Anglo-French adjuraciun "charging on oath," borrowed from Latin adjūrātiōn-, adjūrātiō "appeal," from adjūrāre "to adjure" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of action nouns
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
adjurations
noun
1
as in appeals
an earnest request though he was loath to take over the family business, he couldn't refuse his ailing father's adjuration Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- appeals
- prayers
- pleas
- petitions
- supplications
- conjurations
- desires
- pleadings
- entreaties
- cries
- solicitations
- suppliances
- suits
- applications
- demands
- insistences
- calls
- requisitions
- claims
2
as in advice
an opinion suggesting a wise or proper course of action an adjuration to check the facts carefully before publishing the exposé on corruption in the statehouse Synonyms & Similar Words
- advice
- admonishments
- recommendations
- admonitions
- urgings
- information
- counsel
- teachings
- guidance
- suggestions
- advisements
- instructions
- inputs
- assistances
- answers
- expostulations
- data
- feedback
- lessons
- warnings
- remonstrances
- observations
- exhortations
- solutions
- tips
- alarums
- speeches
- remonstrations
- thoughts
- considerations
- forewarnings
- alarms
- sermons
- promptings
- lectures
- alerts
- judgements
- interferences
- briefings
- pointers
- judgments
- verdicts
- hints
- directions
- primings
- cautions