incants
Recites magical words
Incants is the third-person singular of incant, meaning to chant or recite words as a magical formula or spell: The priest incants the ancient verses.
The word carries connotations of ritual, mysticism, and invocation—someone incants not merely to speak but to summon power through words.
Repeated rhythmic phrases
- invokesCalls forth or cites
- conjuresSummons by spell
- summonsFormal court notification
- intonesSpeaks with musical pitch
recites · evokes · enchants · beseeches · pronounces · utterances · ceremonies · rites
Magical utterances or intervals
- sorceryPractice of dark magic
- witchcraftPractice of supernatural magic
- wizardryPractice of casting spells
- conjurationMagical act of summoning
hexing · cursing · bewitching · charming · thaumaturgy · necromancy · divination · occult
Reverent petitions to deity
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- psalmsReligious songs of praise
- hymnsReligious songs of worship
- benedictionsPrayers for divine favor
supplications · devotions · vespers · matins · sacred · holy · divine · spiritual
Rhythmic repetitive vocalization
- murmuringSpeaking softly, indistinctly
- whisperingBreathy, near-silent speech
- droningSustained monotonous sound
- intoningUttering in measured pitch
reciting · vocalizing · uttering · monotone · repetition · rhythmic · melodic · sonorous
chants
Repeated rhythmic phrases
intones · recites · evokes · enchants · beseeches · pronounces · utterances · ceremonies · rites · litanies
spells
Magical utterances or intervals
- sorceryPractice of dark magic
- witchcraftPractice of supernatural magic
- wizardryPractice of casting spells
conjuration · hexing · cursing · bewitching · charming · thaumaturgy · necromancy · divination · occult · arcane
prayers
Reverent petitions to deity
benedictions · supplications · devotions · vespers · matins · sacred · holy · divine · spiritual · priestly
chanting
Rhythmic repetitive vocalization
- murmuringSpeaking softly, indistinctly
- whisperingBreathy, near-silent speech
- droningSustained monotonous sound
intoning · reciting · vocalizing · uttering · monotone · repetition · rhythmic · melodic · sonorous · breathes
incantsthinks
Engages in mental activity
whispers · meditates · contemplates · mouths · muses
incantsdispels
Causes to vanish
breaks the spell · disenchants · exorcises · banishes · revokes
- magical incantationsRitual words invoking power