VividLex

Home / Thesaurus / incantation

Thesaurus: incantation

The act or process of using formulas sung or spoken, with occult ceremonies, for the purpose of raising spirits, producing enchantment, or affecting other magical results; enchantment.

Full dictionary entry Search Lens associations

Related headwords

enchantmentdefinitionmagicaldefinitionwordsdefinitionabovedefinitionactdefinitionaffectingdefinitionbelieveddefinitionceremoniesdefinitioneffectdefinitionformuladefinitionformulasdefinitionoccultdefinitionprocessdefinitionproducingdefinitionpurposedefinitionraisingdefinitionrecitationdefinitionresultsdefinitionritualdefinitionsoundsdefinitionspiritsdefinitionspokendefinitionsungdefinitionburkedefinitionceremonydefinitionmysteriousdefinitionincandescefamilyincandescedfamily

Definitions

  1. n. The act or process of using formulas sung or spoken, with occult ceremonies, for the purpose of raising spirits, producing enchantment, or affecting other magical results; enchantment.
  2. n. A formula of words used as above.
  3. n. a ritual recitation of words or sounds believed to have a magical effect
  4. 1. The act or process of using formulas sung or spoken, with occult ceremonies, for the purpose of raising spirits, producing enchantment, or affecting other magical results; enchantment. "Mysterious ceremony and incantation." Burke. 2. A formula of words used as above.
  5. n:100 n. a ritual recitation of words or sounds believed to have a magical effect