invultuation

/ ɪnˌvʌltʃʊˈeɪʃən /

noun

1. the use of or the act of making images of people, animals, etc, for witchcraft

Word History and Origins

Origin of invultuation¹

C19: from Medieval Latin invultuāre to make a likeness, from in- ² + vultus likeness

Example Sentences

Invultuation, in-vul-tū-ā′shun, n. the act of piercing a wax or clay image of a person that he may suffer torture and die—one of the commonest methods of witchcraft.

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