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# invocation

noun (an invocation, invocations)

«invocation» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (church) An invocation is a prayer asking God, or in some religions a saint or spirit, for help or blessing, often at the start of a service. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/invocation/#m1)
2. An invocation is calling on something or someone for help or as an authority, like invoking a law. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/invocation/#m2)
3. (stories) In magic stories, an invocation is a spell said to call up a spirit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/invocation/#m3)

### In the lessons

Church and religion lessons: the opening prayer of a service; old poems begin with an invocation to the Muse. Law and formal speech: «invocation of a rule». Fantasy stories: a wizard's invocation.

### Examples

- The service began with an invocation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/invocation/#x1)
- The minister said a short invocation before the meal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/invocation/#x2)
- Old Greek poems start with an invocation to the Muse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/invocation/#x3)
- The wizard spoke an invocation to call the dragon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/invocation/#x4)
- The invocation asked God to bless the new school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/invocation/#x5)
- The invocation of the rule ended the argument. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/invocation/#x6)

### Note

Verb: invoke. Plural: invocations. Pronounced in-voh-KAY-shun.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «invocation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/invocation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«invocation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/invocation.html) on Mova free.