invocation
noun
the act of invoking or calling upon a deity, spirit, etc., for aid, protection, inspiration, or the like; supplication.
invocations
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pluralof invocation.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Often, the invocations of doubling and role swapping seem hypothetical.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The event included interfaith invocations, musical performances and block party-style celebrations along Broadway’s “Canyon of Heroes,” drawing attention to the city’s cultural and political diversity.
From Salon ● Jan. 1, 2026
Comparisons to the late-1990s dot-com bubble abound, as do invocations of the crash that followed.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2025
The extent to which this testimony negates the negative legal inferences one could draw from his first round of Fifth Amendment privilege invocations remains to be seen.
From Slate ● May 11, 2023
They spoke of finding-spells, and invocations, and those Answerable Questions which only the Master Patterner of Roke can ask.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
