Invocation vs. Invoke

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;