INVULTUATION
\ɪnvˌʌlt͡ʃuːˈe͡ɪʃən], \ɪnvˌʌltʃuːˈeɪʃən], \ɪ_n_v_ˌʌ_l_tʃ_uː_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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in-vul-t[=u]-[=a]'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. [Low L. invultuation-em--invultare, to stab the face of--L. in, in, vultus, the face.]
By Thomas Davidson
