invocation

Noun
Synonyms: supplicationconjuringconjurationconjury

WordNet 3.0

Noun (4)

  1. a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious serviceSynonyms: supplication
  2. an incantation used in conjuring or summoning a devil
  3. calling up a spirit or devilSynonyms: conjuringconjurationconjury
  4. the act of appealing for help
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Invocation \In`vo*ca"tion\, n. [F. invocation, L. invocatio.] [1913 Webster]

1.The act or form of calling for the assistance or presence of some superior being; earnest and solemn entreaty; esp., prayer offered to a divine being. [1913 Webster]

Sweet invocation of a child; most pretty and pathetical!— Shak.[1913 Webster]
The whole poem is a prayer to Fortune, and the invocation is divided between the two deities.— Addison.[1913 Webster]

2.(Law) A call or summons; especially, a judicial call, demand, or order; as, the invocation of papers or evidence into court. [1913 Webster]

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