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adjuration

[aj-uh-rey-shuhn] / ˌædʒ əˈreɪ ʃən /








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"Chuck some of his own coals at 'im!" was the frantic adjuration of a foolish virgin who had already expended all her ammunition against the shutters of the gate-lodge.

From A Safety Match by Ian Hay

"God bless you!"—what on earth could Harry mean by that solemn adjuration under such strange and mysterious circumstances?

From The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories by Grant Allen

Barnes was moved to adjuration: "I'll take my Bible oath, your Grace, that the Duchess got into the carriage outside Cane and Wilson's."

From Amusement Only by Richard Marsh

Feminine Oaths.—Among the number of feminine expletives may be reckoned Ophelia’s adjuration “by Gis.”

From A Cursory History of Swearing by Julian Sharman

The priest put out his arm with a word of adjuration.

From The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec by John Trevena




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