invocation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: invocation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for invocation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
invocation n a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service Synonym(s): invocation, supplication an incantation used in conjuring or summoning a devil calling up a spirit or devil Synonym(s): conjuring, conjuration, conjury, invocation the act of appealing for help
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Invocation \In`voca"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.