Definition of adjuration
1
:a solemn oath
2
:an earnest urging or advising
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Examples of adjuration in a Sentence
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
First Known Use of adjuration
15th century
adjuration Synonyms
Synonyms
plea, appeal, conjuration, cry, desire, entreaty, petition, pleading, prayer, solicitation, suit, suppliance, supplicationRelated Words
application, requisition; call, claim, demand, insistenceLearn More about adjuration
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