INVOCATION

invocation

(noun) the act of appealing for help

conjuring, conjuration, conjury, invocation

(noun) calling up a spirit or devil

invocation

(noun) an incantation used in conjuring or summoning a devil

invocation, supplication

(noun) a prayer asking God’s help as part of a religious service

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

invocation (countable and uncountable, plural invocations)

The act or form of calling for the assistance or presence of some superior being, especially prayer offered to a divine being.

(chiefly, law) A call or summons, especially a judicial call, demand, or order.

(law) An act of invoking or claiming a legal right.

(programming) The act of invoking something, such as a function call.

Source: Wiktionary

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In`vo*ca"tion, n. Etym: [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)

Definition: A call or summons; especially, a judicial call, demand, or order; as, the invocation of papers or evidence into court.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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