MEANING
An appeal calling upon a deity, spirit, or other power for help or presence.
Use it for
prayer before action; seeking supernatural aid; ceremonial beginningsGive an appeal a named addressee and a desired response.
Words that belong together
- speak an invocation
- invocation of a deity
- opening invocation
On the page
The invocation asked the sea to remember their names.
Before the duel, each fighter spoke a different invocation.
Her invocation was answered by silence and a sudden smell of rain.
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Word forms
- Base
- invocation
Usage notes
Primary category: fantasy. May be a prayer without any literal summoning; contrast evocation, which emphasizes calling something forth. Noun: invocation; plural invocations.
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