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noun
- 1. the action of invoking someone or something: "his invocation of the ancient powers of Callanish" Similar
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an attempt to make someone have a particular feeling or remember something: The manifestos are full of platitudes, smiling photos and vague invocations of a better tomorrow. Fewer examples. The invocation of an outside threat to the nation's security is an old trick. Lady Macbeth's famous invocation to the spirits of cruelty.
to use a law in order to achieve something, or to mention something in order to explain something or to support your opinion or action: Police can invoke the law to regulate access to these places. to request help from someone, especially a god, when you want to improve a situation: Their sacred dance is performed to invoke ancient gods.
to use a law in order to achieve something, or to mention something in order to explain something or to support your opinion or action: Police can invoke the law to regulate access to these places. to request help from someone, especially a god, when you want to improve a situation: Their sacred dance is performed to invoke ancient gods.
1. a. : the act or process of petitioning for help or support. specifically, often capitalized : a prayer of entreaty (as at the beginning of a service of worship) b. : a calling upon for authority or justification. 2. : a formula for conjuring : incantation. 3. : an act of legal or moral implementation : enforcement. invocational.
An invocation is an appeal to a higher power for help, such as a prayer for serenity or a plea to the rain gods during a drought. An invocation often refers to an appeal to something not of this world, such as a god or a spirit, but it can involve an appeal to any higher power, even one that is flesh and blood.
Invocation definition: the act of invoking or calling upon a deity, spirit, etc., for aid, protection, inspiration, or the like; supplication.. See examples of INVOCATION used in a sentence.
1. An invocation is a request for help or forgiveness made to a god. [formal] [...] 2. An invocation is a prayer at a public meeting, usually at the beginning. [US] [...] More. Pronunciations of 'invocation' American English: ɪnvəkeɪʃən British English: ɪnvəkeɪʃən. More. Synonyms of 'invocation' • appeal, request, petition [...]
Definition of invocation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
n. 1. the act of invoking or calling upon some agent for assistance. 2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a prayer asking God for help, forgiveness, etc, esp as part of a religious service. 3. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) an appeal for inspiration and guidance from a Muse or deity at the beginning of a poem. 4. (Other Non-Christian Religions)
An invocation is a request for help or forgiveness made to a god. [formal] ...an invocation for divine guidance. [+ for] Synonyms: appeal, request, petition, beseeching More Synonyms of invocation. 2. countable noun. An invocation is a prayer at a public meeting, usually at the beginning. [US]
