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BNC: 22721 COCA: 20216

incantation

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incantation /ˌɪnˌkænˈteɪʃən/ noun
plural incantations
incantation
/ˌɪnˌkænˈteɪʃən/
noun
plural incantations
Learner's definition of INCANTATION
: a series of words used to make something magic happen咒语;符咒
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BNC: 22721 COCA: 20216

incantation

noun

in·​can·​ta·​tion ˌin-ˌkan-ˈtā-shən How to pronounce incantation (audio)
: a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic
also : a written or recited formula of words designed to produce a particular effect
incantational adjective
incantatory adjective

Did you know?

Incantation comes directly from the Latin word incantare, "enchant". Incantare itself has cantare as a root, which reminds us that magic and ritual have always been associated with chanting and music. Incantations have often been in strange languages; "Abracadabra" is a not-so-serious version of an incantation.

Example Sentences

trying to produce a miracle by incantation hovering over the sick child, the witch doctor muttered mysterious incantations
Recent Examples on the Web It has even been compared to alchemy, or incantation. Wired, 18 July 2022 In high, tremulous voices, the Sisters of the Holy Family were chanting their midday prayers when a child’s gleeful shout echoed from a nearby corridor, punctuating the solemn incantation. Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2022 Its stretches of incantation turn into something like a sacred rite. New York Times, 15 May 2022 Metta meditation is a practice, not a magical incantation. Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day, 6 May 2022 And the word that Zelensky repeats like an incantation? Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2022 The state of the union address is something of an incantation, offering the president an annual opportunity to argue that his leadership has righted the nation’s course. Grace Segers, The New Republic, 1 Mar. 2022 In addition to celestial charts, the book also contains instructions for meditations and rituals, including an incantation to Venus that is said to summon love. The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2022 There’s power in the recitation of ancient names and the act of incantation, karakia, is central to Māori culture. Stacey Morrison, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English incantacioun, from Middle French incantation, from Late Latin incantation-, incantatio, from Latin incantare to enchant — more at enchant

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of incantation was in the 14th century
BNC: 22721 COCA: 20216

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