Adjuration
Definition
The act of adjuring and its result; the solemn commanding, conjuring, or imploring of someone through the invocation of a supreme authority or a sacred oath. In old liturgical treatises, it represented the verbal formula or ritual whereby an exorcist commanded negative spiritual entities to submit to divine order.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Adjuration
- Solemn adjuring
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Feminine noun, regular plural forms following standard Romanian declension patterns. |
| Formation | Noun of action derived directly from the verb base 'adjura' combined with the suffix '-re'. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [ad.ʒu.ˈra.re] |
| Source | Encyclopedia of Historical Theology, Ritual Practices, and Ancient Liturgies |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Această adjurare a fost consemnată în letopiseț ca fiind singura metodă prin care liniștea a fost readusă în comunitate.
EN: This adjuration was recorded in the chronicle as being the only method through which peace was restored to the community.
RO: Formula de adjurare rostită de magistrat a provocat o vie emoție în rândul celor prezenți la judecată.
EN: The formula of adjuration uttered by the magistrate caused a deep emotion among those present at the trial.
RO: Istoricii bisericești studiază textul de adjurare pentru a înțelege evoluția practicilor exorcistice din Evul Mediu.
EN: Church historians study the adjuration text to understand the evolution of exorcistic practices during the Middle Ages.
Idioms & Phrases
Formulă de adjurare / Formula of adjuration
RO: Structură fixă de cuvinte sacrificate istoric prin care se invocă divinitatea pentru a sili pe cineva să spună adevărul.
EN: A fixed structure of words historically sanctioned through which the divinity is invoked to compel someone to tell the truth.
Adjurare ritualică / Ritualistic adjuration
RO: Proces complex desfășurat în cadrul unor ceremonii religioase specifice, menit să strunească manifestările oculte.
EN: A complex process carried out within specific religious ceremonies, designed to restrain occult manifestations.
Adjurarea martorului / Adjuration of the witness
RO: Actul solemn prin care instanța amintește martorului consecințele spirituale dezastruoase ale sperjurului.
EN: The solemn act by which the court reminds the witness of the disastrous spiritual consequences of perjury.
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