Hypertext Webster Gateway: "invocation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Invocation \In`vo*ca"tion\, n. [F. invocation, L. invocatio.]
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.
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.
2. (Law) A call or summons; especially, a judicial call,
demand, or order; as, the invocation of papers or evidence
into court.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
invocation
n 1: a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
[syn: {supplication}]
2: the act of appealing for help
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