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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
| [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French ''conjurer'', from [[Latin]] ''conjurare'' to join in taking an [[oath]], from ''com''- + ''jurare'' to swear | | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French ''conjurer'', from [[Latin]] ''conjurare'' to join in taking an [[oath]], from ''com''- + ''jurare'' to swear |
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| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1: to charge or entreat [[earnestly]] or [[solemnly]] | | *1: to charge or entreat [[earnestly]] or [[solemnly]] |
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| *2: to use a conjurer's tricks : [[juggle]] | | *2: to use a conjurer's tricks : [[juggle]] |
| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
− | '''Conjuration''' in [[traditional]] and most contemporary usage refers to a [[magical]] act of invoking spirits or using [[incantations]] or [[charms]] to cast magical spells. In the context of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legerdemain legerdemain], it may also refer to the [[performance]] of [[illusion]] or magic tricks for show. This article [[discusses]] mainly the original and primary usage, describing [[acts]] of a [[supernatural]] or [[paranormal]] nature. | + | '''Conjuration''' in [[traditional]] and most contemporary usage refers to a [[magical]] act of invoking spirits or using [[incantations]] or [[charms]] to cast magical spells. In the context of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legerdemain legerdemain], it may also refer to the [[performance]] of [[illusion]] or magic tricks for show. This article [[discusses]] mainly the original and primary usage, describing [[acts]] of a [[supernatural]] or [[paranormal]] nature. |
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− | The [[word]] conjuration (from [[Latin]] ''conjure'', ''conjurare'', to "swear together") can be [[interpreted]] in several different ways: as an [[invocation]] or evocation (the latter in the sense of binding by a [[vow]]); as an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exorcism exorcism]; and as an act of producing effects by [[magical]] means. | + | The [[word]] conjuration (from [[Latin]] ''conjure'', ''conjurare'', to "swear together") can be [[interpreted]] in several different ways: as an [[invocation]] or evocation (the latter in the sense of binding by a [[vow]]); as an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exorcism exorcism]; and as an act of producing effects by [[magical]] means. |
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− | The [[word]] is often used synonymously with terms such as "[[invocation]]" or "evocation" or "summoning", although many [[authors]] find it useful to maintain some distinction between these terms. The term "conjuring" is also used as a general term for casting spells in some magical [[traditions]], such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoodoo_(folk_magic) Hoodoo]. In that context, amulets and talismans are often kept in a "conjure bag" and "conjuring oils" may be used to anoint candles and other [[magical]] supplies and thus imbue them with specific magical [[powers]]. | + | The [[word]] is often used synonymously with terms such as "[[invocation]]" or "evocation" or "summoning", although many [[authors]] find it useful to maintain some distinction between these terms. The term "conjuring" is also used as a general term for casting spells in some magical [[traditions]], such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoodoo_(folk_magic) Hoodoo]. In that context, amulets and talismans are often kept in a "conjure bag" and "conjuring oils" may be used to anoint candles and other [[magical]] supplies and thus imbue them with specific magical [[powers]]. |
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− | Alternatively, the term "conjuration" may be used refer to an act of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_(illusion) illusionism] or legerdemain, as in the performance of magic tricks for [[entertainment]]. | + | Alternatively, the term "conjuration" may be used refer to an act of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_(illusion) illusionism] or legerdemain, as in the performance of magic tricks for [[entertainment]]. |
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− | One who performs conjurations is called a conjurer or conjuror. The [[word]] (as ''conjuration'' or ''conjurison'') was formerly used in its [[Latin]] meaning of "[[conspiracy]]".[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conjure] | + | One who performs conjurations is called a conjurer or conjuror. The [[word]] (as ''conjuration'' or ''conjurison'') was formerly used in its [[Latin]] meaning of "[[conspiracy]]".[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conjure] |
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