adjuration means A grave warning. It carries an Arena rating of 1567, earned across 9 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, adjuration ranks #2,550 of 17,151 for The Improbable, #4,402 of 17,124 for Most Sublime Words, #4,558 of 17,132 for Most Betrayed by Its Sound, #4,720 of 17,130 for Most Beautiful Words.
Why “adjuration” is a great word
ADJURATION — [Noun] A solemn, earnest appeal or command, made under oath or invoking a higher authority. From Latin adiūrātiōn-, adiūrātiō ("a swearing to, an adjuration"), from adiūrāre ("to swear to, to adjure"), from ad- ("to") + iūrāre ("to swear"). First attested in English in the late 14th century. Unlike an "entreaty" (a general plea) or a "command" (a direct order), an adjuration is a moral summons, binding the conscience through a sworn word. It is the grave charge of a dying parent, the magistrate’s oath-bound demand for truth, and the prophet’s final call to repentance—a plea that forges obligation in the very air between two people.
Etymology
From Latin adiuratio.
noun
- A grave warning.
- A solemn oath.
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