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CONJURY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does conjury mean?
• CONJURY (noun)
The noun CONJURY has 1 sense:
1. calling up a spirit or devil
Familiarity information: CONJURY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Calling up a spirit or devil
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
conjuration; conjuring; conjury; invocation
Hypernyms ("conjury" is a kind of...):
magic; thaumaturgy (any art that invokes supernatural powers)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "conjury"):
evocation; summoning (calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations)
Derivation:
conjure (summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic)
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