The definition of "incantation" is a "ritual recitation of verbal charms or spells to produce a magic effect" and that just about sums it up.
Verbal charms rehearse a set of instructions for performance of certain acts, and stipulate words of power to be pronounced or written on an amulet.
The term "rituals" (or "ritual acts") includes verbal charms, benedictions or blessings, as well as stipulated actions, such as eating or drinking words, and touching, wrapping, or tying things to the body.
In this article the terms "rituals" and "performative rituals" are used to designate verbal charms, prayers, ligatures, amulets, as well as physical gestures and sequences of actions utilizing special objects, as explained below.
The former Irish rugby star is known for his verbal pyrotechnics, charm and salesmanship.
But get him started on the technical aspects of his craft, and he erupts into manic verbal ballets of considerable charm.
Ms. Fleming, looking radiant, brought verbal crispness and coy charm to the Countess's conversational singing but grabbed every chance to let her voice bloom in the fleeting melodic bits.
His good looks, charm, and verbal skills — qualities that made him such an effective predator — convinced many in the Tacoma community that he was innocent, up until the time he was convicted of murder and sentenced to death, in 1979.
As a young man, he had a kind of Michael Corleone Before the Fall look, sloe-eyed, dark, a little hunched, but high courtesy and verbal fluency were his charm.
Moreover, he had a delicately handsome, almost boyish face and had a charm and verbal fluency as he expounded his Zen theories of combat in interviews, something more like dynamic motivational philosophy than any fortune-cookie cliché.
