invocation

invocation
noun Etymology: Middle English invocacioun, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French invocation, from Latin invocation-, invocatio, from invocare Date: 14th century 1. a. the act or process of petitioning for help or support; specifically often capitalized a prayer of entreaty (as at the beginning of a service of worship) b. a calling upon for authority or justification 2. a formula for conjuring ; incantation 3. an act of legal or moral implementation ; enforcement • invocational adjectiveinvocatory adjective

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  • invocation — [ ɛ̃vɔkasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1170; lat. invocatio ♦ Action d invoquer; résultat de cette action. Invocation à la divinité. Formule d invocation. ⇒ invocatoire. Église placée sous l invocation d un saint, sous son patronage, sa protection. Invocation… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Invocation — In vo*ca tion, n. [F. invocation, L. invocatio.] [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Sweet… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • invocation — Invocation. s. f. v. Action d invoquer. Aprés l invocation du saint Esprit. croire l invocation des Saints. c est une chose horrible que l invocation des demons, des esprits malins. le Magicien aprés avoir fait ses invocations. On appelle,… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • invocation — in·vo·ca·tion /ˌin və kā shən/ n 1: a calling upon for authority or justification 2: an act of legal implementation an invocation of the contract clause Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • invocation — late 14c., petition (to God or a god) for aid or comfort; invocation, prayer; also a summoning of evil spirits, from O.Fr. invocacion (12c.), from L. invocationem (nom. invocatio), noun of action from pp. stem of invocare to call upon, invoke,… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Invocation — (v. lat.), Anrufung, Anflehen …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Invocation — Invocation, lat. deutsch, Anrufung; Invocavit, lat. = er hat angerufen, Name des 1. Fastensonntags vom 15. Verse des 91. Psalms, mit welchem an diesem Tage die hl. Messe beginnt …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • invocation — фр. [энвокасьо/н] invocazione ит. [инвокацио/нэ] воззвание, призыв …   Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов

  • invocation — [n] prayer abracadabra*, appeal, beseeching, calling, command, conjuration, entreaty, hocus pocus*, hoodoo*, mumbo jumbo*, petition, rune, summons, supplication, voodoo*; concepts 48,278,368 …   New thesaurus

  • invocation — ► NOUN 1) the action of invoking. 2) an appeal to a deity or the supernatural. DERIVATIVES invocatory adjective …   English terms dictionary

  • invocation — [in΄və kā′shən] n. [OFr < L invocatio < pp. of invocare: see INVOKE] 1. the act of calling on God, a god, a saint, the Muses, etc. for blessing, help, inspiration, support, or the like 2. a) a formal prayer used in invoking, as at the… …   English World dictionary

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