conjuration

noun

con·​ju·​ra·​tion ˌkän-ju̇-ˈrā-shən 

ˌkən-,

-jər-ˈā-

1

: the act or process of conjuring : incantation

2

: an expression or trick used in conjuring

3

: a solemn appeal : adjuration

Synonyms

• abracadabra
• bewitchment
• charm
• enchantment
• glamour
• glamor
• hex
• incantation
• invocation
• spell
• whammy

Examples of conjuration in a Sentence

the preposterous claim that he could raise the spirits of the dead with a mystical conjuration

a conjuration for divine guidance during a time of national crisis

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Perhaps the devil could be cornered during some secret ceremony of conjuration after the show on the tour bus . . . —Bob Larsen, SPIN, 12 Feb. 2022

But the precision and control of the tales has given way in these pages to a shaggy-dog approach that’s part stream-of-consciousness, part apocalyptic conjuration, part analogy-laden metafiction. —Michiko Kakutani, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2016

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

conjuration

noun

con·​ju·​ra·​tion ˌkän-jə-ˈrā-shən 

ˌkən-

1

: the act of conjuring : incantation

2

: an expression or trick used in conjuring