(ש"ע) קריאה (לאל, לעזרה וכו'); בקשה; תפילה

(ש"ע) העלאה. קריאה או משיכה של אלוהות או ישות אסטרלית לתוך גוף הקורא, כך שהאדם סופג את הישות הרוחנית והופך לחלק ממנה.

n. cry, supplication, request for help or protection (made to a deity); prayer; request, earnest appeal, entreaty; summoning of a spirit; incantation

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Noun
1. a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
(synonym) supplication
(hypernym) prayer, petition, orison
(hyponym) rogation
(part-holonym) service, religious service, divine service
(derivation) appeal, invoke
2. an incantation used in conjuring or summoning a devil
(hypernym) incantation, conjuration
(derivation) raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth
3. calling up a spirit or devil
(synonym) conjuring, conjuration, conjury
(hypernym) magic
(hyponym) evocation, summoning
(derivation) raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth
4. the act of appealing for help
(hypernym) implementation, effectuation
(derivation) appeal, invoke

nf. invocation

(n.)
The act or form of calling for the assistance or presence of some superior being; earnest and solemn entreaty; esp., prayer offered to a divine being.
  

(n.)
A call or summons; especially, a judicial call, demand, or order; as, the invocation of papers or evidence into court.