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.

Related terms

• incant
• incantatory
• incanter

Translations

process

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

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

formula

• Chinese:

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

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

• Japanese: 呪い (ja) (のろい, noroi), 呪文 (じゅもん, jumon)
• Korean: 주문 (ko) (jumun)
• Latin: incantamentum n, carmen (la) n
• Maori: ihi, tapatapa
• Portuguese: feitiço (pt) m
• Romanian: incantație (ro) f, descântec (ro) n
• Russian: заклина́ние (ru) n (zaklinánije), загово́р (ru) m (zagovór)
• Swedish: besvärjelse (sv) c

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French

Noun

incantation f (plural incantations)

1. incantation