Prayer vs. Invocation

Prayernoun

A practice of communicating with one's God.

Prayernoun

The act of praying.

Prayernoun

The specific words or methods used for praying.

Prayernoun

A meeting held for the express purpose of praying.

Prayernoun

A request; a petition.

Prayernoun

(mostly in negative constructions) The remotest hope or chance.

Prayernoun

One who prays.

Prayernoun

One who prays; a supplicant.

Prayernoun

The act of praying, or of asking a favor; earnest request or entreaty; hence, a petition or memorial addressed to a court or a legislative body.

Prayernoun

The act of addressing supplication to a divinity, especially to the true God; the offering of adoration, confession, supplication, and thanksgiving to the Supreme Being; as, public prayer; secret prayer.

Prayernoun

The form of words used in praying; a formula of supplication; an expressed petition; especially, a supplication addressed to God; as, a written or extemporaneous prayer; to repeat one's prayers.

Prayernoun

the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving);

Prayernoun

reverent petition to a deity

Prayernoun

earnest or urgent request;

Prayernoun

a fixed text used in praying

Prayernoun

someone who prays to God

Prayer

Prayer is an invocation that seeks with an object of worship through deliberate communication. In the narrow sense, the term refers to an act of supplication or intercession directed towards a god or a deified ancestor.

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.