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ad⋅ju⋅ra⋅tion

  [aj-uh-rey-shuhn]
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–noun
1. an earnest request; entreaty.
2. a solemn or desperate urging or counseling: an adjuration for all citizens of the beleaguered city to take shelter.
Origin:
1605–15; < L adjūrātiōn- (s. of adjūrātiō), equiv. to adjūrāt(us), ptp. of adjūrāre to adjure + -ion- -ion
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ad·ju·ra·tion   (āj'ə-rā'shən)   
n.  An earnest, solemn appeal.
ad·jur'a·to'ry (ə-jŏŏr'ə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.
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Adjuration

a solemn appeal whereby one person imposes on another the obligation of speaking or acting as if under an oath (1 Sam. 14:24; Josh. 6:26; 1 Kings 22:16). We have in the New Testament a striking example of this (Matt. 26:63; Mark 5:7), where the high priest calls upon Christ to avow his true character. It would seem that in such a case the person so adjured could not refuse to give an answer. The word "adjure", i.e., cause to swear is used with reference to the casting out of demons (Acts 19:13).

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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