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incantation set formula, spoken or sung, for the purpose of working magic . An incantation is normally an invocation to beneficent supernatural spirits for aid, protection, or inspiration. It may also serve as a charm or spell to ward off the effects of evil spirits. In black magic an incantation may be the means of summoning or materializing the powers of darkness.

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | | Â© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions 1997, originally published by Oxford University Press 1997. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Incantation: see MAGIC.

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incantation XIV. — (O)F. — late L. incantātiō, -ōn-, f. incantāre chant, charm, f. IN-1 + cantāre sing, CHANT; see -ATION.

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