A free service provided by Writers Nexus International

Writing Resources:
  • New Novelist Software
  • Writer Circles
  • Author Me
  • FirstWriter.com
  • Novel Advice
  • Robin's Nest for Writers
  • The Scriptorium
  • Women on Writing


A Writer's Dictionary:

invocation Definition


Dictionary Home » Words Starting with I » inventorying ... ion engine » invocation


invocation
noun
    1. An act or the process of invoking.
    2. A prayer calling on God, a saint, etc for blessing or help.
    3. An opening prayer at the beginning of a public service or sermon.
    4. Any appeal to supernatural beings, spirits, etc, such as an appeal to a Muse for inspiration at the beginning of a poem.
Derivative: invocatory
adj
    Etymology: 14c: from Latin invocatio.



    Click Here