adjure

Example Sentences

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This is because they not only bestow praise; they also adjure the congratulatee to continue the good work�or else.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the Song of Songs, after the ecstatic praise of the beloved, the question is asked:— "What is thy beloved more than any other beloved, that thou dost so adjure us?"

From The Gentle Reader by Crothers, Samuel McChord

Lord King, I adjure thee, open the gates, open thy heart.

From Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes by Zweig, Stefan

And they said, "We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth" to come out of this man.

From "Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects) by Ross, Lady Mary

To "adjure" was to call upon a person to speak the truth in the Name of God.

From "Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects) by Ross, Lady Mary