noun
- the act of calling on God, a god, a saint, the Muses, etc. for blessing, help, inspiration, support, or the like
- a formal prayer used in invoking, as at the beginning of a church service
- a formal plea for aid from a Muse, god, etc., at the beginning of an epic or similar poem
- a conjuring of evil spirits
- an incantation used in conjuring
Origin:
OFr < L invocatio < pp. of invocare: see invoke