incantation
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incantation
- /ɪnkænˈteɪʃən/
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle English incantacioun, from Old French incantation, from Latin incantatio. More at enchant.
noun incantations · encantation
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The act or process of using formulas and/or usually rhyming words, sung or spoken, with occult ceremonies, for the purpose of raising spirits, producing enchantment, or creating other magical results.
new years eve we dropped mushrooms / and danced around the house / making music with everything that we found / incantation replaced resolution
Similar: bewitchment, galdr, bewitching, spellcasting, enchanting, enchantment, fascination, ensorcellment, incantation, witchery, witching
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A formula of words used as above.
My ancient Incantations are too weake, / And hell too ſtrong for me to buckle with:
Similar: enchantment, hex, spell, cantrip, chantment, charm, conjuration, craft, dwimmer, incantation, magic, magic spell
- Any esoteric command or procedure. The appropriate incantation of route is shown below; the gw keyword tells it that the next argument denotes a gateway.
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noun process
| Español | incantación, encantación (desus.), encantamiento, encantorio, encantamento |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | अभिचार abhicār |
| Français | incantation |
| Ελληνικά | επωδή epodí |
| Română | descântare |
| Русский | чароде́йство čarodéjstvo |
noun formula
| 한국어 | 주문 jumun |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 呪い noroi, 呪文 jumon |
| 中文 | 咒語 /咒语 zhòuyǔ, 咒文 zhòuwén |
| हिन्दी | अभिचार abhicār |
| Português | feitiço |
| Français | incantation |
| Deutsch | Beschwörung |
| Ελληνικά | επωδή epodí, ξόρκι xórki |
| Română | incantație, descântec |
| Русский | заклина́ние zaklinánije, загово́р zagovór |
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title = {incantation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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