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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   invocation

   • IPA[ˌinvəˈkāSH(ə)n]

   美式

   • n.
     the action of invoking something or someone for assistance or as an authority；the summoning of a deity or the supernatural

   • noun: invocation, plural noun: invocations

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. the action of invoking something or someone for assistance or as an authority the invocation of new disciplines and methodologies 同義詞 citation, mention, acknowledgment, calling on, appeal to, ... 更多reference to, allusion to, summoning, bringing, calling, conjuring (up)
   • ▪ the summoning of a deity or the supernatural his invocation of the ancient mystical powers
   • ▪ an incantation used to invoke a deity or the supernatural.
   • ▪ (in the Christian Church) a form of words such as “In the name of the Father” introducing a prayer, sermon, etc. 同義詞 prayer, request, intercession, supplication, call, ... 更多entreaty, solicitation, petition, appeal, suit, incantation, chant, archaicorison, rareimploration, adjuration, obsecration, epiclesis
3. • 更多解釋

   invocation

   • IPA[ˌɪnvə(ʊ)ˈkeɪʃn]

   英式

   • n.
     the action of invoking someone or something: his invocation of the ancient powers of Callanish

   Oxford Dictionary