INVOCA'TION, noun [Latin invocatio.] 1. The act of addressing in prayer. 2. The form or act of calling for the assistance or presence of any being, particularly of some divinity; as the invocation of the muses. The whole poem is a prayer to Fortune, and the invocation is divided between the two deities. 3. A judicial call, demand or order; as the invocation of papers or evidence into a court.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI