Invocationnoun
The act or form of calling for the assistance or presence of some superior being, especially prayer offered to a divine being.
Invocationnoun
A call or summons, especially a judicial call, demand, or order.
Invocationnoun
(law) An act of invoking or claiming a legal right.
Invocationnoun
(programming) The act of invoking something, such as a function call.
Invocationnoun
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.
Invocationnoun
A call or summons; especially, a judicial call, demand, or order; as, the invocation of papers or evidence into court.
Invocationnoun
a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
Invocationnoun
an incantation used in conjuring or summoning a devil
Invocationnoun
calling up a spirit or devil
Invocationnoun
the act of appealing for help
Invocation
An invocation (from the Latin verb invocare ) may take the form of: Supplication, prayer or spell. A form of possession.
Invokeverb
(transitive) To call upon (a person, especially a god) for help, assistance or guidance.
Invokeverb
(transitive) To appeal for validation to a (notably cited) authority.
Invokeverb
(transitive) To conjure up with incantations.
Invokeverb
(transitive) To bring about as an inevitable consequence.
Invokeverb
(transitive) To solicit, petition for, appeal to a favorable attitude.
Invokeverb
To cause (a program or subroutine) to execute.
Invokeverb
To call on for aid or protection; to invite earnestly or solemnly; to summon; to address in prayer; to solicit or demand by invocation; to implore; as, to invoke the Supreme Being, or to invoke His and blessing.
Invokeverb
evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic;
Invokeverb
cite as an authority; resort to;
Invokeverb
request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection;