Conjuration — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a ritual recitation of words or sounds believed to have a magical effect

calling up a spirit or devil

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kəvˈɛɹɪˌeɪts/

🇬🇧British English

/kˌʌndʒjəɹˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˌʌndʒjəɹˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /kəvˈɛɹɪˌeɪts/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

magic conjuring trick legerdemain invocation illusion thaumaturgy conjury deception incantation magic trick conjuring trick

Word Forms

conjure	verb	summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
invoke	verb	summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
magical	adjective	possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers; ; ; ; - Shakespeare
magician	noun	someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience
illusionist	noun	someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Beschwörung

eine rituelle Rezitation von Wörtern oder Geräuschen, von denen angenommen wird, dass sie eine magische Wirkung haben

🇪🇸Spanish

conjuración

una recitación ritual de palabras o sonidos que se cree que tienen un efecto mágico

🇮🇹Italian

evocazione

una recitazione rituale di parole o suoni che si ritiene abbiano un effetto magico

🇳🇱Dutch

bezwering

een rituele recitatie van woorden of geluiden waarvan wordt aangenomen dat ze een magisch effect hebben

🇵🇹Portuguese

conjuração

uma recitação ritual de palavras ou sons que se acredita terem um efeito mágico

🇷🇺Russian

заклинание

ритуальное произнесение слов или звуков, которые, как полагают, имеют магический эффект

India

🇮🇳Hindi

इंद्रजाल

माना जाता है कि शब्दों या ध्वनियों का एक अनुष्ठान जादुई प्रभाव डालता है

🇮🇳Tamil

மந்திரம்

ஒரு மந்திர விளைவைக் கொண்டிருப்பதாக நம்பப்படும் வார்த்தைகள் அல்லது ஒலிகளின் சடங்கு பாராயணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

సంబోధన

మాయా ప్రభావాన్ని కలిగి ఉంటుందని నమ్ముతున్న పదాలు లేదా శబ్దాల ఆచార పఠనం

🇮🇳Gujarati

કન્જુરેશન

જાદુઈ અસર હોવાનું માનવામાં આવતા શબ્દો અથવા અવાજોનું ધાર્મિક પાઠ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಜ್ಞೆ

ಮಾಂತ್ರಿಕ ಪರಿಣಾಮವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ ಎಂದು ನಂಬಲಾದ ಪದಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಶಬ್ದಗಳ ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ಪಠಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സംവാദം

മാന്ത്രിക ഫലമുണ്ടെന്ന് വിശ്വസിക്കപ്പെടുന്ന വാക്കുകളുടെയോ ശബ്ദങ്ങളുടെയോ ആചാരപരമായ പാരായണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਜੋਗ

ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਆਵਾਜ਼ਾਂ ਦਾ ਰਸਮੀ ਪਾਠ ਜਿਸਦਾ ਜਾਦੂਈ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

کنجوریشن

الفاظ یا آوازوں کی ایک رسمی تلاوت جس کا خیال کیا جاتا ہے کہ جادوئی اثر ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

咒语

仪式性的背诵被认为具有神奇效果的词语或声音

🇯🇵Japanese

呪術

魔法の効果があると信じられている言葉や音を儀式的に朗読すること

🇰🇷Korean

주문

마법적인 효과가 있다고 믿는 단어나 소리를 의례적으로 낭송하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự cầu hồn

một nghi thức đọc thuộc lòng các từ hoặc âm thanh được cho là có tác dụng kỳ diệu

🇹🇭Thai

คาถา

พิธีกรรมสวดคำหรือเสียงที่เชื่อกันว่ามีผลมหัศจรรย์

🇮🇩Indonesian

sihir

ritual pembacaan kata-kata atau suara yang diyakini memiliki efek magis

🇲🇾Malay

sulap

bacaan ritual perkataan atau bunyi yang dipercayai mempunyai kesan ajaib

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شعوذة

تلاوة طقسية للكلمات أو الأصوات التي يُعتقد أن لها تأثيرًا سحريًا

🇮🇷Persian

طنز

تلاوت آیینی کلمات یا صداهایی که تصور می شود اثری جادویی دارند

🇹🇷Turkish

büyü

büyülü bir etkiye sahip olduğuna inanılan kelimelerin veya seslerin ritüel olarak okunması

🇮🇱Hebrew

הילולה

דקלום פולחני של מילים או צלילים שלדעתם יש השפעה קסומה

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