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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 devilplay

  Familiarity information: CONJURY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CONJURY (noun)


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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