supplication, appeal; earnest and solemn command; solemn oath
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Adjuration Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
The form of oath or appeal.
The form of oath or appeal.
(n.)
The act of adjuring; a solemn charging on oath, or under the penalty of a curse; an earnest appeal.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutThe act of adjuring; a solemn charging on oath, or under the penalty of a curse; an earnest appeal.
adjuration
\ad`ju*ra"tion\ (&?;), n. [l. adjuratio, fr. adjurare: cf. f. adjuration. see adjure.]
1. the act of adjuring; a solemn charging on oath, or under the penalty of a curse; an earnest appeal. what an accusation could not effect, an adjuration shall. hall.
2. the form of oath or appeal. persons who made use of prayer and adjurations.
A vehement appeal.
Noun
1. a solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something
(hypernym) entreaty, prayer, appeal
(derivation) adjure
Adjuration Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
An adjurist (from the Latin word "adjure", meaning to swear or to exorcise) is a follower of religious teachings that, per the Catholic Encyclopedia, are defined as "an urgent demand made upon another to do something, or to desist from doing something, which demand is rendered more solemn and more irresistible by coupling with it the name of God or of some sacred person or thing."
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Adjuration Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
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).
