| 单词 | invocation |
| 释义 | invocation —invocatory /in vok"euh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/, adj. /in'veuh kay"sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of invoking or calling upon a deity, spirit, etc., for aid, protection, inspiration, or the like; supplication. 2. any petitioning or supplication for help or aid. 3. a form of prayer invoking God's presence, esp. one said at the beginning of a religious service or public ceremony. 4. an entreaty for aid and guidance from a Muse, deity, etc., at the beginning of an epic or epiclike poem. 5. the act of calling upon a spirit by incantation. 6. the magic formula used to conjure up a spirit; incantation. 7. the act of calling upon or referring to something, as a concept or document, for support and justification in a particular circumstance. 8. the enforcing or use of a legal or moral precept or right. [1325-75; ME invocacio(u)n < L invocation- (s. of invocatio). See INVOCATE, -ION] |
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