Bible Dictionaries
Invocation

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

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

(2):

(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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Invocation'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​i/invocation.html. 1828.