invocación

invocation, appeal

noun een-boh-kah-SYOHN Rare

Origin: Latin invocatio (calling upon)

Usage Note

Invocación refers to the act of calling upon a deity, spirit, or authority for help or as a formal opening — as in an invocation at a ceremony. In computing, it also means the calling of a function or procedure (invocación de método, method invocation). The related verb is invocar (to invoke) and the adjective is invocatorio. Do not confuse with evocación (evocation), which implies recalling or evoking rather than summoning.

Examples

"La misa comenzó con una invocación divina."

Natural Translation

The mass began with a divine invocation.

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