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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
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 invocation of a child; most pretty and
pathetical! --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
The whole poem is a prayer to Fortune, and the
invocation is divided between the two deities.
--Addison.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Law) A call or summons; especially, a judicial call,
demand, or order; as, the invocation of papers or evidence
into court.
[1913 Webster]
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) 2.0 : [ wn ]
invocation
n 1: a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
[syn: supplication]
2: an incantation used in conjuring or summoning a devil
3: calling up a spirit or devil [syn: conjuring, conjuration,
conjury]
4: the act of appealing for help
From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
invocation
Γαλλικά n.
η επίκληση
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
invocation
n.
1 The act or form of call#Verb for the assistance or presence of some
superior#Adjective being#Noun, especially prayer offer#Verb to a
divine#Adjective being.
2 (lb en chiefly law) A call#Noun or summons, especially a judicial
call, demand#Noun, or order#Noun.
3 (lb en law) An act of invoke or claim#Verb a legal right#Noun.
4 (lb en programming) The act of invoking, such as a function#Noun
call.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
invocation
n.
1 The act or form of call#Verb for the assistance or presence of some
superior#Adjective being#Noun, especially prayer offer#Verb to a
divine#Adjective being.
2 (lb en chiefly law) A call#Noun or summons, especially a judicial
call, demand#Noun, or order#Noun.
3 (lb en law) An act of invoke or claim#Verb a legal right#Noun.
4 (lb en programming) The act of invoking, such as a function#Noun
call.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
invocation
n.
1 The act or form of call#Verb for the assistance or presence of some
superior#Adjective being#Noun, especially prayer offer#Verb to a
divine#Adjective being.
2 (lb en chiefly law) A call#Noun or summons, especially a judicial
call, demand#Noun, or order#Noun.
3 (lb en law) An act of invoke or claim#Verb a legal right#Noun.
4 (lb en programming) The act of invoking, such as a function#Noun
call.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
invocation
n.
1 The act or form of call#Verb for the assistance or presence of some
superior#Adjective being#Noun, especially prayer offer#Verb to a
divine#Adjective being.
2 (lb en chiefly law) A call#Noun or summons, especially a judicial
call, demand#Noun, or order#Noun.
3 (lb en law) An act of invoke or claim#Verb a legal right#Noun.
4 (lb en programming) The act of invoking, such as a function#Noun
call.
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
invocation
Englanti n.
1 manaus, loitsu
2 (laki) vaatimus, määräys; laillisen oikeuden soveltaminen,
käyttöönotto
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
invocation
Engelska n.
invokation, åkallan
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Invocation /ɪnvəʊkˈeɪʃən/
الدعاء
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
invocation //ˌɪn.voʊ.ˈkeɪ.ʃən//
1. зов, призив
act or form of calling for the assistance or presence of some superior being
2. призоваване
call or summons, especially a judicial call, demand, or order
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
invocation /ɪnvəʊkˈeɪʃən/
vyzývání
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
invocation /ɪnvəʊkˈeɪʃən/
vyvolání
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
invocation /ɪnvəʊkˈeɪʃən/
invokace
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
invocation /ɪnvəʊkˈeɪʃən/
Aufruf
see: invocations
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
invocation /ɪnvəʊkˈeɪʃən/
Bittgebet
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
invocation /ɪnvəʊkˈeɪʃən/
Anrufung [jur.] [relig.]
Synonym: appeal
From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]
invocation /ɪnvəʊkˈeɪʃən/
επίκηση, επίκληση
From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
invocation /ɪnvəʊkˈeɪʃən/
1. स्तुति
"We sang the invocation in the function."
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
invocation /ɪnvəʊkˈeɪʃən/
1. könyörgés
2. megszólítás
3. segítségül hívás
From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-por ]
invocation /ɪnvəʊkˈeɪʃən/
invocação
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
invocation //ˌɪn.voʊ.ˈkeɪ.ʃən//
åkallan
act or form of calling for the assistance or presence of some superior being
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
invocation /ɪnvəʊkˈeɪʃən/
1. dua, niyaz, münacat
2. toplu halde dua etme
3. dua cümleleri. invocatory dua veya münacat kabilinden.
From français-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-bul ]
invocation /ɛ̃.vɔ.ka.sjɔ̃/
зов
Action d’invoquer
From français-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-deu ]
invocation /ɛ̃.vɔ.ka.sjɔ̃/
Gebet, Ruf
Action d’invoquer
From français-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-ita ]
invocation /ɛ̃.vɔ.ka.sjɔ̃/
invocazione
Action d’invoquer
From français-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-spa ]
invocation /ɛ̃.vɔ.ka.sjɔ̃/
invocación
Action d’invoquer
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ˌɪnvəˈkeɪʃən/
From IPA:fr : [ IPA:fr ]
/ɛ̃vɔkasjɔ̃/
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
92 Moby Thesaurus words for "invocation":
Angelus, Ave, Ave Maria, Hail Mary, Kyrie Eleison, Paternoster,
adjuration, agape, aid prayer, appeal, asperges, aspersion,
auricular confession, bar mitzvah, bas mitzvah, beadroll, beads,
beck, beck and call, benedicite, benediction, benison, beseechment,
bid, bidding, bidding prayer, blessing, breviary, call, calling,
calling forth, celebration, chaplet, circumcision, clamor, collect,
communion, confession, confirmation, conjuration, conjurement,
contemplation, convocation, cry, devotions, entreaty, evocation,
exorcisation, exorcism, exsufflation, grace, high celebration,
impetration, imploration, imploring, imprecation, incantation,
incense, indent, intercession, invocation of saints,
invocatory plea, kiss of peace, lesser litany, litany, love feast,
lustration, meditation, nod, obsecration, obtestation, orison, pax,
petition, plea, prayer, prayer wheel, preconization, processional,
reciting the rosary, requisition, rogation, rosary, silent prayer,
suit, summons, supplication, telling of beads, thanks,
thanksgiving, the confessional, the confessionary
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
n．祈祷
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 祈祷,符咒
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