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Type Words
Synonyms supplication
Type of orison, petition, prayer
Has types rogation
Derivation invoke
Type Words
Synonyms conjuration, conjuring, conjury
Type of thaumaturgy, magic
Has types evocation, summoning
Derivation invoke
Type Words
Type of incantation, conjuration
Derivation invoke
Type Words
Type of implementation, effectuation
Derivation invoke

Examples of invocation

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Reverend Tom Tyree, chaplain from the American Legion, will give the invocation.
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He is also scheduled to give the invocation Tuesday at Mr. Obama's inauguration.
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The Rev. Gene Robinson will deliver the invocation at an inaugural event Sunday.
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Willie Holley, pastor of Pathways Christian Fellowship, provided the invocation.
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Gilbert's account, with its invocation of joint commitment, does go beyond them.
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The dance, opens with the beating of drums followed by an invocation to Ganesha.
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An invocation can include additional information needed to carry out the method.
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Thus, there are numerous Gayatri mantras in invocation of all principal deities.
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Magic ceremonies for instance accompanied the litany for the invocation of rain.
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More examples
  • A prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
  • An incantation used in conjuring or summoning a devil
  • Conjuring: calling up a spirit or devil
  • The act of appealing for help
  • An invocation (from the Latin verb invocare "to call on, invoke") may take the form of: *Supplication or prayer. *A form of possession. *Command or conjuration. *Self-identification with certain spirits.
  • Invocation is a studio album by German thrash metal band Dew-Scented, released on 2010 through Metal Blade Records.
  • Invocation is the 2002 debut album by the Canadian technical death metal band Sympathy. The album was published by Fear Dark, a Dutch record label.
  • The eighth season of The X-Files commenced airing in the United States on November 5, 2000, concluded on May 20, 2001, and consisted of twenty-one episodes. The X-Files is an American serial science fiction-horror-thriller television series. ...
  • The Invocation was written by Hazrat Inayat Khan and forms the main centering prayer of Universal Sufis. The Invocation is an inner Qibla according to Universal Sufi thought.