adjuration

[ aj-uh-rey-shuhn ]

noun

1. an earnest request; entreaty.
2. a solemn or desperate urging or counseling:

   an adjuration for all citizens of the beleaguered city to take shelter.

Word History and Origins

Origin of adjuration¹

1605–15; < Latin adjūrātiōn- (stem of adjūrātiō ), equivalent to adjūrāt ( us ), past participle of adjūrāre to adjure + -ion- -ion

Example Sentences

This strikes us now-a-days as anything but a very solemn or a very momentous form of adjuration.

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Before the solemn force of Nita's frenzied adjuration, the old man started and grew ashen pale.

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Then we heard the humblest entreaties, the most fervent adjuration, not to deprive the country of such superior talents.

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A thrill ran through the long line of men, and Fred heard his follower utter a low, adjuration to his unwilling steed.

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But fortunately for us, Burke was not content with private adjuration, or even public speech.

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Related Words

• application
• bid
• call
• claim
• demand
• overture
• petition
• plea
• proposal
• question
• suit