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invocation
(encz) | invocation,vyvolání n: Zdeněk Brož |
invocation
(encz) | invocation,vyzývání n: Zdeněk Brož |
Invocation
(gcide) | Invocation \In`vo*ca"tion\, n. [F. invocation, L. invocatio.]
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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.
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Sweet invocation of a child; most pretty and
pathetical! --Shak.
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The whole poem is a prayer to Fortune, and the
invocation is divided between the two deities.
--Addison.
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2. (Law) A call or summons; especially, a judicial call,
demand, or order; as, the invocation of papers or evidence
into court.
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invocation
(wn) | invocation
n 1: a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
[syn: invocation, supplication]
2: an incantation used in conjuring or summoning a devil
3: calling up a spirit or devil [syn: conjuring,
conjuration, conjury, invocation]
4: the act of appealing for help |
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