conjuration

noun

ˌkän-ju̇-ˈrā-shən How to pronounce conjuration (audio)
Definition of conjurationnext
1
as in spell
a spoken word or set of words believed to have magic power the preposterous claim that he could raise the spirits of the dead with a mystical conjuration

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2
as in appeal
an earnest request a conjuration for divine guidance during a time of national crisis

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Recent Examples of conjuration Most of the recipients dismissed the composer as a crank, but a few were spellbound by his transcendentalist conjurations, and a cult began to grow. — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024 Theater is a more symbolic space, a conjuration of lights and plywood, which offered Comer a kind of freedom. — Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2023 King pointed me to his conjuration of Haures, Duke of Hell and commander of thirty-six legions, known better as the Egyptian deity Horus. — Kent Russell, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjuration
  1. spell
  2. appeal
  3. incantation
  4. prayer
  5. invocation
  6. plea
  7. petition
Noun
  • England’s search for a new captain in the wake of the international retirement of Ben Stokes looks certain to end with what has appeared their only real choice — a second spell in charge for Root.
    — Paul Newman, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • One way midfielder Zorhan Bassong thinks Sporting can avoid those long spells of getting lost in the game is through repetition of situations during training — almost for the sake of repetition.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
Definition of spell
Noun
  • Building a free-flowing, attack-minded squad was the priority, but Keegan’s appeal stretched beyond the dressing room.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Few properties capture this boutique appeal quite like the Greek Revival estate Ashford Acres Inn, originally constructed in 1858.
    — Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2026
Definition of appeal
Noun
  • Halloween Horror Nights fans will encounter demonic forces when Book of the Dead incantations are read aloud inside the newest Evil Dead haunted house coming to Universal Studios Hollywood.
    — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 21 July 2026
  • Circe is able, by means of drugs and incantations, to change humans into wolves, lions, and other animals.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 July 2026
Definition of incantation
Noun
  • Pamela with Sayveon and her youngest sonPamela Anderson Pamela and her community in Charlottesville have turned to prayer.
    — Meghan O'Brien, NBC news, 20 July 2026
  • Funerals were scarcely allowed in occupied Bershad, and public prayers for the dead were virtually impossible, said Shternshis.
    — Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026
Definition of prayer
Noun
  • Then came the invocation delivered by the Bishop of Washington, and then the Secretary of the Smithsonian, Dillon Ripley, welcomed everyone who had come out for the ceremony.
    — Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 1 July 2026
  • The invocation of Wilson Björck is useful.
    — Murat Ates, New York Times, 27 June 2026
Definition of invocation
Noun
  • Each post has been circulated repeatedly with desperate pleas from bereaved owners and basic information about their beloved animals.
    — Anabella Gonzalez, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
  • Deborah Black had to pay $16,000 in restitution, while Victoria Wilson agreed to repay the city $12,000 in her plea deal.
    — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
Definition of plea
Noun
  • The proposal takes aim at the state’s initiative petition process, the state’s century-old mechanism for direct democracy.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
  • According to city records, the Carnegie Boulevard petition was approved.
    — Claire Harutunian, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
Definition of petition

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“Conjuration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjuration. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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