The act of adjuring; a solemn charging on oath, or under the penalty of a curse; an earnest appeal.

The form of oath or appeal.

a solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something

A command to a spirit, typically involving the use of divine names.

A formula devised for conjuring or exorcising malevolent spirits, in which the offending demon or spirit is subjected to the will of the magician or the exorcist by the use of the name of God.