"invocation" meaning in English

See invocation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌɪn.voʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-invocation.wav Forms: invocations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From Middle English invocacioun, from Old French invocacion, from Latin invocatio, invocationem. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|invocacioun}} Middle English invocacioun, {{der|en|fro|invocacion}} Old French invocacion, {{der|en|la|invocatio|invocatio, invocationem}} Latin invocatio, invocationem Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} invocation (countable and uncountable, plural invocations)
  1. The act or form of calling for the assistance or presence of some superior being, especially prayer offered to a divine being. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Prayer Translations (act or form of calling for the assistance or presence of some superior being): ἐπίκλησις (epíklēsis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), зов (zov) [masculine] (Bulgarian), призив (priziv) [masculine] (Bulgarian), invocació [feminine] (Catalan), invocation [feminine] (French), επίκληση (epíklisi) [feminine] (Greek), παράκληση (paráklisi) [feminine] (Greek), आह्वान (āhvān) [masculine] (Hindi), invocazione [feminine] (Italian), invocātiō [feminine] (Latin), inċīeġung [feminine] (Old English), دعا (duʼâ) (Ottoman Turkish), نیاز (niyâz) (Ottoman Turkish), Säajen [masculine] (Plautdietsch), inwokacja [feminine] (Polish), мольба́ (molʹbá) [feminine] (Russian), моли́тва (molítva) [feminine] (Russian), åkallan [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-invocation-en-noun-9wABjjhR Disambiguation of Prayer: 84 9 3 4 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 36 7 15 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 37 5 15 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 3 15 44 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 32 9 22 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 31 8 23 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 31 8 23 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 34 11 20 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 27 4 32 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 31 10 21 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 31 8 23 38 Disambiguation of 'act or form of calling for the assistance or presence of some superior being': 70 4 7 18
  2. (chiefly law) A call or summons, especially a judicial call, demand, or order. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law Translations (call or summons, especially a judicial call, demand, or order): призоваване (prizovavane) (Bulgarian), alvoko (Esperanto), вы́зов (výzov) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-invocation-en-noun-w~9FKJa8 Categories (other): Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 34 11 20 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 31 10 21 37 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'call or summons, especially a judicial call, demand, or order': 4 91 1 4
  3. (law) An act of invoking or claiming a legal right. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law Translations (act of invoking or claiming a legal right): hivatkozás (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-invocation-en-noun-HP5IKhbq Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 36 7 15 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 37 5 15 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 3 15 44 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 32 9 22 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 31 8 23 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 31 8 23 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 34 11 20 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 27 4 32 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 31 10 21 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 31 8 23 38 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'act of invoking or claiming a legal right': 5 1 82 13
  4. (programming) The act of invoking, such as a function call. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Programming Translations ((programming) act of invoking, such as a function call): hívás (Hungarian), meghívás (Hungarian), wywołanie [neuter] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-invocation-en-noun-4cARcnGQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 5 14 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 36 7 15 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 37 5 15 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 3 15 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 27 11 17 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 31 9 22 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 31 9 22 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 31 8 22 39 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 32 9 22 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 28 8 17 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 31 9 20 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 27 7 16 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 31 8 23 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 31 8 23 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 29 13 14 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 34 11 20 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 27 4 32 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 31 10 21 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 31 8 23 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 31 8 22 39 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences Disambiguation of '(programming) act of invoking, such as a function call': 14 4 16 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: invocational, remote method invocation Related terms: evocation, invoke

Inflected forms

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