in·can·ta·tion
noun/ˌɪnkænˈteɪʃn/
/ˌɪnkænˈteɪʃn/
[countable, uncountable]- special words that are spoken or sung to have a magic effect; the act of speaking or singing these words
符咒；咒语；念咒语 Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from late Latin incantatio(n-), from incantare ‘chant, bewitch’, from in- (expressing intensive force) + cantare ‘sing’.