Both Uses of
incantation
in
A Great and Terrible Beauty
- Did they have to say something, an incantation or some such?†
Chpt 12 *incantation = words believed to have a magical effect when said aloud
- The sisters showed us wondrous things we could do, ways of healing, incantations for beauty and love ....†
Chpt 13incantations = combinations of words believed to have a magical effect when they are said aloud
Definition:
words believed to have a magical effect when they are said aloud; or the saying of such words