English → Latin
“adjuration” in Latin
fōrmulashape, outline; form; beauty; pattern, mould; paradigmiūs iūranduman oathobtestātiōadjuring, conjuring; earnest entreaty, adjurationobsecrātiōsupplication, entreaty; asseveration, protestation
The English word adjuration itself goes back to Latin adiūrātiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
adjuration
act of proposing an oath: circumlocution by verbs under ADJURE.
Form of an oath proposed to anybody, jurisjurandi verba or formula: jusjurandum. Vid: OATH.
= Earnest entreaty, obtestatio: obsecratio (SYN. in ADJURE).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for adjuration?
- The usual Latin words for “adjuration” are fōrmula, iūs iūrandum, obtestātiō; also obsecrātiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.