incantation

English

Alternative forms

• encantation

Etymology

From Old French incantation, from Latin incantatio

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inkænˈteɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

incantation (plural incantations)

1. The act or process of using formulas and/or usually rhyming words, sung or spoken, with occult ceremonies, for the purpose of raising spirits, producing enchantment, or creating other magical results.
2. A formula of words used as above.

Translations

process

• Finnish: loitsinta
• French: incantation (fr) f
• Greek: επωδή (el) f (epodí)

• Romanian: descântare f
• Russian: чародейство (ru) n (čarodéjstvo)
• Swedish: besvärjelse (sv) c

formula

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 咒語, 咒语 (zh) (zhòuyǔ), 咒文 (zh) (zhòuwén)

• Dutch: bezwering f, spreuk (nl) f
• Finnish: loitsu (fi)
• French: incantation (fr) f
• German: Beschwörung f
• Greek: επωδή (el) f (epodí), (colloquial) ξόρκι (el) n (xórki)

• Japanese: 呪い (ja) (のろい, noroi), 咒文 (じゅもん, jumon)
• Latin: incantamentum n
• Maori: ihi
• Portuguese: feitiço (pt) m
• Romanian: incantație (ro) f, descântec (ro) n
• Russian: заклинание (ru) n (zaklinánije), заговор (ru) m (zagovór)
• Swedish: besvärjelse (sv) c