invocation

Plural: invocations

Noun

• a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
• an incantation used in conjuring or summoning a devil
• calling up a spirit or devil
• the act of appealing for help
• The act or form of calling for the assistance or presence of some superior being, especially prayer offered to a divine being.
• A call or summons, especially a judicial call, demand, or order.
• An act of invoking or claiming a legal right.
• The act of invoking, such as a function call.

Examples

• the invocation of papers or evidence into court

Synonyms

conjuration, conjuring, conjury, supplication

Related Words

evocation, invoke