Etymology

invultuation

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Today it means: A form of witchcraft: piercing a wax or clay image of a person in order to harm them. Full definition →

Latin invultare
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  1. Latin · derived frominvultare“to stab the face of”
  2. English todayinvultuation

From Latin invultare (“to stab the face of”), from vultus (“face”).

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