01 n. The act or form of calling for the assistance or presence of some superior being; earnest and solemn entreaty; esp., prayer offered to a di…
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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.
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A call or summons; especially, a judicial call, demand, or order; as, the invocation of papers or evidence into court.(Law)