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incantation

Ancestral Lore

Ancestral Lore of incantation

late 14th century, "art or act of enchanting by uttering magical words, with ceremonies supposed to have magical power; the formula of words or the ceremony employed"

from Late Latin incantatio "enchantment, spell, (false) statement(Souter), magic formula"

from Latin incanto "to consecrate through a magic formula, to anoint through a spell"

incantation noun
  • a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic
    also: a written or recited formula of words designed to produce a particular effect

Specifics

Specific examples and quotes of incantation

“I myself have seen this woman draw the stars from the sky; she diverts the course of a fast-flowing river with her incantations; her voice makes the earth gape, it lures the spirits from the tombs, send the bones tumbling from the dying pyre. At her behest, the sad clouds scatter; at her behest, snow falls from a summer's sky.”

"The works of Tibullus"
by Tibullus

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