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Meaning of invultuation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A form of witchcraft: piercing a wax or clay image of a person in order to harm them.

uncountable

Examples

“"What, then?" asked the porter. "Hire a witch-wife to burke him by invultuation, with a waxen image and pins?"”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

inwale inwall inwanderer Inward inward-lookingness Inwardly