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conjuring

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An act in which something is conjured.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: gerund

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sorcery, wizardry, hocus-pocus, sleight of hand, bewitchery, black arts, charmwork, conjuration, conjuring, craft, dark arts, diablerie, druidcraft, dweomercraft, dwimmer, dwimmercraft, enchantment, goety, gypsycraft, hexcraft, hexerei, jugglery, magic, mojo, sortilege, spellcasting, spellcraft, spellwork, thaumaturgy, wandwork, warlockry, whistness, witchdom, witchery, witchcraft, witchwork, wizardcraft, wonderworking, illusionism, legerdemain, prestidigitation, prestigiation

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of conjure

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

calling up a spirit or devil

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: conjuration, conjury, invocation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: magic, thaumaturgy

Narrower terms: evocation, summoning

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Scottish Gaelic: cleasachd — act in which something is conjured
  • Serbo-Croatian: zaklinjanje — act in which something is conjured