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    invocation
    /ˌɪnvə(ʊ)ˈkeɪʃn/

    noun

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  2. The meaning of INVOCATION is 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). How to use invocation in a sentence.

  3. 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.

  4. noun. the act of invoking or calling upon a deity, spirit, etc., for aid, protection, inspiration, or the like; supplication. any petitioning or supplication for help or aid. a form of prayer invoking God's presence, especially one said at the beginning of a religious service or public ceremony.

  5. 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.

  6. An invocation is a prayer at a public meeting, usually at the beginning. [ US ] Please stand and pledge the flag, after which Dr. Jerome Taylor will give the invocation.

  7. INVOCATION meaning: 1 : the act of mentioning or referring to someone or something in support of your ideas the act of invoking something + of; 2 : the act of asking for help or support especially from a god.

  8. invocation. noun. /ˌɪnvəˈkeɪʃn/. /ˌɪnvəˈkeɪʃn/. [uncountable, countable] (formal) the act of asking for help, from a god or from a person in authority; the act of referring to something or of calling for something to appear see also invoke.

  9. What does the noun invocation mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun invocation. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. invocation has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.

  10. Definitions of 'invocation'. 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.

  11. 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. 3. a. The act of conjuring up a spirit by incantation. b. An incantation used in conjuring.