invocation

[in-vuh-key-shuhn] / ˌɪn vəˈkeɪ ʃən /

NOUN

prayer

Synonyms

STRONG

abracadabra appeal calling command conjuration entreaty hocus-pocus hoodoo petition rune summons supplication voodoo

WEAK

beseeching mumbo jumbo

Antonyms

STRONG

revocation

Example Sentences

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Garbus’ invocation of Aaron Spelling’s prime-time soap in her title can’t be accidental.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

And this invocation to keep moving reveals something about the chapel’s architecture—its dynamism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Any invocation of the act will almost certainly be challenged in court.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

But in its repeated invocation of the contrarian report, it violated the most basic scientific norms.

From Slate • Aug. 1, 2025

First an invocation by a Negro preacher; then a woman spoke of what was happening to the children.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison