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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Invocation \In`vo*ca"tion\, n. [F. invocation, L. invocatio.] 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 Sweet invocation of a child; most pretty and pathetical! --Shak. The whole poem is a prayer to Fortune, and the invocation is divided between the two deities. --Addison. 2. (Law) A call or summons; especially, a judicial call demand, or order as the invocation of papers or evidence into court. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: invocation n 1: a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service [syn: {supplication}] 2: the act of appealing for help
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