— incantational, incantatory /in kan"teuh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/ , adj. — incantator , n.
/in'kan tay"sheuhn/ , n.
1. the chanting or uttering of words purporting to have magical power.
2. the formula employed; a spell or charm.
3. magical ceremonies.
4. magic; sorcery.
5. repetitious wordiness used to conceal a lack of content; obfuscation: Her prose too often resorts to incantation.
[ 1350-1400; ME incantation- (s. of incantatio ), equiv. to incantat ( us ) ptp. of incantare to put a spell on, bewitch (see ENCHANT, -ATE 1 ) + -ion- -ION ]
Syn. 4. witchcraft, black magic, wizardry.