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invocation

UK/ˌɪn.voʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/US/ˌɪn.voʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/
nounC1Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #14,460 of 15,258leans written

Other forms: invocations

An invocation is a calling upon a higher power or an authority. An invocation at the opening.

It covers a prayer at the start of a ceremony and the citing of a rule or a treaty. An invocation of a law is a formal act with consequences, not a mention of it.

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Definitions of invocation

  1. 1nouninvocationA calling upon a higher power or an authority.C1

    “The invocation of that clause ended the argument.”

invocation is a calling.

Where it comes from

Latin invocatio, from invocare, to call upon, from vocare, to call, the root of voice and vocation.

  1. Latin

    invocatio

  2. Old French

    invocacion

  3. Middle English

    invocacioun

  4. English, today

    invocation

From Middle English invocacioun, from Old French invocacion, from Latin invocatio. Equivalent to invoke + -ation.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

invocation in the wild

  • In the object-oriented programming paradigm, RPCs are represented by remote method invocation (RMI).

    Remote procedure call

  • The purpose of invocation varies across cultural and religious contexts.

    Invocation

  • In mystical or esoteric practices, invocation can be a means of aligning oneself with a higher spiritual principle or archetype, fostering personal transformation or enlightenment.

    Invocation

  • The active object design pattern decouples method execution from method invocation for objects that each reside in their own thread of control.

    Active object

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.

Related words

  • invoke