Thesaurus: invocation

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1. n. 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.
2. n. A call or summons; especially, a judicial call, demand, or order; as, the invocation of papers or evidence into court.
3. n. a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
4. n. an incantation used in conjuring or summoning a devil
5. n. calling up a spirit or devil
6. n. the act of appealing for help
7. 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. Sweet invocation of a child; most pretty and pathetical! Shak. The whole poem is a prayer to Fortune, and the invocation is divided between the two deities. Addison. 2. (Law) A call or summons; especially, a judicial call, demand, or order; as, the invocation of papers or evidence into court.
8. A call or summons; especially, a judicial call, demand, ororder; as, the invocation of papers or evidence into court.
9. n:100 n. a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service n. an incantation used in conjuring or summoning a devil n. the act of appealing for help