Other Words from incantation

incantational \ ˌin-ˌkan-ˈtā-shnəl

, -shə-nᵊl \ adjective

incantatory \ in-ˈkan-tə-ˌtȯr-ē

\ adjective

Examples of incantation in a Sentence

trying to produce a miracle by incantation hovering over the sick child, the witch doctor muttered mysterious incantations

Recent Examples on the Web It has even been compared to alchemy, or incantation. — Wired, 18 July 2022 In high, tremulous voices, the Sisters of the Holy Family were chanting their midday prayers when a child’s gleeful shout echoed from a nearby corridor, punctuating the solemn incantation. — Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2022 Its stretches of incantation turn into something like a sacred rite. — New York Times, 15 May 2022 Metta meditation is a practice, not a magical incantation. — Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day, 6 May 2022 And the word that Zelensky repeats like an incantation? — Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2022 The state of the union address is something of an incantation, offering the president an annual opportunity to argue that his leadership has righted the nation’s course. — Grace Segers, The New Republic, 1 Mar. 2022 In addition to celestial charts, the book also contains instructions for meditations and rituals, including an incantation to Venus that is said to summon love. — The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2022 There’s power in the recitation of ancient names and the act of incantation, karakia, is central to Māori culture. — Stacey Morrison, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2021 See More

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