invocation

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Synonyms: vocation, convocation, intonation, innovation, avocation, indication, evocation, invitation, insolation, invocator, revocation

Antonyms: vocation, convocation, intonation, innovation, avocation, indication, evocation, invitation, insolation, invocator, revocation

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Noun

1. The act or form of [[call#Verb|calling]] for the [[assistance]] or [[presence]] of some [[superior#Adjective|superior]] [[being#Noun|being]], especially [[prayer]] [[offer#Verb|offered]] to a [[divine#Adjective|divine]] being.
2. {{lb|en|chiefly|law}} A [[call#Noun|call]] or [[summons]], especially a [[judicial]] call, [[demand#Noun|demand]], or [[order#Noun|order]].
3. {{lb|en|law}} An act of [[invoke|invoking]] or [[claim#Verb|claiming]] a [[legal]] [[right#Noun|right]].
4. {{lb|en|programming}} The act of invoking, such as a [[function#Noun|function]] call.

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