adjuration
an earnest request; entreaty.
a solemn or desperate urging or counseling: an adjuration for all citizens of the beleaguered city to take shelter.
Origin of adjuration
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How to use adjuration in a sentence
This strikes us now-a-days as anything but a very solemn or a very momentous form of adjuration.
A Cursory History of Swearing | Julian SharmanBefore the solemn force of Nita's frenzied adjuration, the old man started and grew ashen pale.
They Looked and Loved | Mrs. Alex McVeigh MillerThen we heard the humblest entreaties, the most fervent adjuration, not to deprive the country of such superior talents.
Z. Marcas | Honore de BalzacA thrill ran through the long line of men, and Fred heard his follower utter a low, adjuration to his unwilling steed.
Crown and Sceptre | George Manville FennBut fortunately for us, Burke was not content with private adjuration, or even public speech.
Obiter Dicta | Augustine Birrell
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