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ADJURATION

\ɐd͡ʒjʊɹˈe͡ɪʃən], \ɐd‍ʒjʊɹˈe‍ɪʃən], \ɐ_dʒ_j_ʊ_ɹ_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of ADJURATION

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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a solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The act of adjuring: the charge or oath used in adjuring.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

A solemn charge or entreaty.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

The form of oath proposed.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

The act of solemnly charging on oath; a solemn charge on oath.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. Act of adjuring ; a solemn charging on oath, or under penalty of a curse; â€”the form of oath.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

The act of proposing an oath to another; the form of oath proposed to another.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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