CONJURING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Calling up a spirit or devil

Synonyms:

conjuration; conjuring; conjury; invocation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("conjuring" is a kind of...):

magic; thaumaturgy (any art that invokes supernatural powers)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "conjuring"):

evocation; summoning (calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations)

Derivation:

conjure (summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic)

-ing form of the verb conjure