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invocation

Today it means: The act or form of calling for the assistance or presence of some superior being, especially prayer offered to a divine being. Full definition →

Middle English invocacioun ← Old French invocacion ← Latin invocatio, invocationem

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Latin · derived frominvocatio, invocationem
Old French · derived frominvocacion
Middle English · inherited frominvocacioun
English todayinvocation

From Middle English invocacioun, from Old French invocacion, from Latin invocatio, invocationem. Equivalent to invoke + -ation.

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