Conjury — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

calling up a spirit or devil

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈʌviːnəbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈʌndʒəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈʌndʒəɹi/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈʌviːnəbəl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

invocation conjuration conjuring

Word Forms

conjure	verb	summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
invoke	verb	summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

beschwören

einen Geist oder Teufel heraufbeschwören

🇫🇷French

conjuration

invoquer un esprit ou un diable

🇪🇸Spanish

conjuro

invocar un espíritu o un demonio

🇮🇹Italian

evocazione

evocare uno spirito o un diavolo

🇳🇱Dutch

toveren

het oproepen van een geest of duivel

🇵🇹Portuguese

conjuração

invocando um espírito ou demônio

🇷🇺Russian

колдовство

вызов духа или дьявола

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जादू-टोना करनेवाला

किसी आत्मा या शैतान को बुलाना

🇧🇩Bengali

জাদু

আত্মা বা শয়তানকে ডাকা

🇮🇳Tamil

மந்திரவாதி

ஒரு ஆவி அல்லது பிசாசை அழைக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

మాంత్రికుడు

ఆత్మ లేదా దెయ్యాన్ని పిలవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

जादूटोणा

आत्मा किंवा भूत बोलावणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

જાદુ

આત્મા અથવા શેતાનને બોલાવવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಂತ್ರವಿದ್ಯೆ

ಆತ್ಮ ಅಥವಾ ದೆವ್ವವನ್ನು ಕರೆಯುವುದು

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

戏法

召唤灵魂或恶魔

🇰🇷Korean

요술을 부리다

영혼이나 악마를 불러내는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lời cầu nguyện

gọi lên một linh hồn hoặc ác quỷ

🇹🇭Thai

เสกสรร

เรียกวิญญาณหรือปีศาจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

sulap

memanggil roh atau iblis

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkukunwari

pagtawag ng espiritu o diyablo

🇲🇾Malay

sihir

memanggil roh atau syaitan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شعوذة

استدعاء روح أو شيطان

🇮🇷Persian

طعنه

فراخواندن روح یا شیطان

🇹🇷Turkish

sihirbazlık

bir ruhu veya şeytanı çağırmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

קוסמים

לקרוא לרוח או שטן

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The primary meaning of 'conjury' is 'calling up a spirit or devil'.

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