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SUMMONING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations
Synonyms:
evocation; summoning
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("summoning" is a kind of...):
conjuration; conjuring; conjury; invocation (calling up a spirit or devil)
Holonyms ("summoning" is a part of...):
dispossession; exorcism (freeing from evil spirits)
Derivation:
summon (ask to come)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb summon
