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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
in·vo·ca·tion       [in-vuh-key-shuhn] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the act of invoking or calling upon a deity, spirit, etc., for aid, protection, inspiration, or the like; supplication.
2.any petitioning or supplication for help or aid.
3.a form of prayer invoking God's presence, esp. one said at the beginning of a religious service or public ceremony.
4.an entreaty for aid and guidance from a Muse, deity, etc., at the beginning of an epic or epiclike poem.
5.the act of calling upon a spirit by incantation.
6.the magic formula used to conjure up a spirit; incantation.
7.the act of calling upon or referring to something, as a concept or document, for support and justification in a particular circumstance.
8.the enforcing or use of a legal or moral precept or right.
[Origin: 1325–75; ME invocacio(u)n < L invocātiōn- (s. of invocātiō). See invocate, -ion]

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in·voc·a·to·ry       [in-vok-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] Pronunciation Key, adjective
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in·vo·ca·tion       (ĭn'və-kā'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The act or an instance of invoking, especially an appeal to a higher power for assistance.
  2. A prayer or other formula used in invoking, as at the opening of a religious service.
    1. The act of conjuring up a spirit by incantation.
    2. An incantation used in conjuring.


[Middle English invocacion, from Old French, from Latin invocātiō, invocātiōn-, from invocātus, past participle of invocāre, to invoke; see invoke.]

in'vo·ca'tion·al adj.
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
invocation 
c.1375, from O.Fr. invocation (12c.), from L. invocationem, noun of action from invocare (see invoke).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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invocation

noun
1. a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service 
2. an incantation used in conjuring or summoning a devil 
3. calling up a spirit or devil [syn: conjuring] 
4. the act of appealing for help 

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Invocation

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

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.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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