adjuration

[ aj-uh-rey-shuhn ]

/ ˌædʒ əˈreɪ ʃən /

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noun

an earnest request; entreaty.

a solemn or desperate urging or counseling: an adjuration for all citizens of the beleaguered city to take shelter.

Origin of adjuration

1605–15; <Latin adjūrātiōn- (stem of adjūrātiō), equivalent to adjūrāt(us), past participle of adjūrāre to adjure + -ion--ion

Words nearby adjuration

adjugate, adjunct, adjunction, adjunctive, adjunct professor, adjuration, adjure, adjust, adjustability, adjustable, adjustable-pitch

Example sentences from the Web for adjuration

The table then walked into the passage, and I repeated the adjuration, receiving the same answer.
The Other World; or, Glimpses of the Supernatural (Vol. II of II)|Various
Suddenly she recollected her adjuration to the girls to gain their mothers' consent before going on with their plan.
Marjorie Dean|Pauline Lester
All the fervency of this adjuration failed to convince the deputies of their duty, as conceived by the orator.
Charles the Bold|Ruth Putnam
And then an adjuration to her whom He gave to be our Mother.
Lourdes|Robert Hugh Benson

Then the driver changed the relationship, with an access of tenderness in voice and in adjuration.
Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. XVII, No. 99, March, 1876|Various

单词	adjuration
释义	adjuration [ aj-uh-rey-shuhn ] / ˌædʒ əˈreɪ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR adjuration ON THESAURUS.COM noun an earnest request; entreaty. a solemn or desperate urging or counseling: an adjuration for all citizens of the beleaguered city to take shelter. Origin of adjuration 1605–15; <Latin adjūrātiōn- (stem of adjūrātiō), equivalent to adjūrāt(us), past participle of adjūrāre to adjure + -ion--ion Words nearby adjuration adjugate, adjunct, adjunction, adjunctive, adjunct professor, adjuration, adjure, adjust, adjustability, adjustable, adjustable-pitch Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for adjuration The table then walked into the passage, and I repeated the adjuration, receiving the same answer. The Other World; or, Glimpses of the Supernatural (Vol. II of II)\|Various Suddenly she recollected her adjuration to the girls to gain their mothers' consent before going on with their plan. Marjorie Dean\|Pauline Lester All the fervency of this adjuration failed to convince the deputies of their duty, as conceived by the orator. Charles the Bold\|Ruth Putnam And then an adjuration to her whom He gave to be our Mother. Lourdes\|Robert Hugh Benson Then the driver changed the relationship, with an access of tenderness in voice and in adjuration. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. XVII, No. 99, March, 1876\|Various Words related to adjuration affidavit, deposition, vow, pledge, testimony, duty, direction, word, request, rule, regulation, responsibility, mandate, law, order, rejection, veto, disapproval, repudiation, rebuttal
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adjuration

noun

Origin of adjuration

Words nearby adjuration

Example sentences from the Web for adjuration

Words related to adjuration