INVULTUATION Definition & Meaning

invultuation

/ ɪ��ˌ��ʌ��ʃʊˈ��ɪʃə�� /

noun

the use of or the act of making images of people, animals, etc, for witchcraft

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of invultuation¹

C19: from Medieval Latin ��Ա��ܱ��ٳ�� to make a likeness, from in- ² + vultus likeness

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Invultuation, in-vul-tū-ā′shun, n. the act of piercing a wax or clay image of a person that he may suffer torture and die—one of the commonest methods of witchcraft.

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