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==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
| − | [ | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''invocacioun'', from Middle French & Latin; Middle French ''invocation'', from [[Latin]] ''invocation''-, ''invocatio'', from ''invocare'' |
| − | *[ | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century] |
==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
*1a : the [[act]] or [[process]] of [[petitioning]] for help or [[support]]; specifically often capitalized : a [[prayer]] of entreaty (as at the beginning of a service of [[worship]]) | *1a : the [[act]] or [[process]] of [[petitioning]] for help or [[support]]; specifically often capitalized : a [[prayer]] of entreaty (as at the beginning of a service of [[worship]]) | ||
:b : a calling upon for [[authority]] or justification | :b : a calling upon for [[authority]] or justification | ||
| − | *2: a [[formula]] for [ | + | *2: a [[formula]] for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conjuration conjuring] : [[incantation]] |
*3: an [[act]] of legal or [[moral]] implementation : enforcement | *3: an [[act]] of legal or [[moral]] implementation : enforcement | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | As a supplication or [[prayer]], '''invocation''' implies to call upon [[God]], a god or goddess, a [[person]], etc. When a person calls upon [[God]], a god, or goddess to ask for something ([[protection]], a favour, his/her spiritual [[presence]] in a [[ceremony]], etc.) or simply for [[worship]], this can be done in a pre-established [[form]] or with the invoker's own [[words]] or [[actions]]. An example of a pre-established text for an [[invocation]] is the [ | + | As a supplication or [[prayer]], '''invocation''' implies to call upon [[God]], a god or goddess, a [[person]], etc. When a person calls upon [[God]], a god, or goddess to ask for something ([[protection]], a favour, his/her spiritual [[presence]] in a [[ceremony]], etc.) or simply for [[worship]], this can be done in a pre-established [[form]] or with the invoker's own [[words]] or [[actions]]. An example of a pre-established text for an [[invocation]] is the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord%27s_Prayer Lord's Prayer]. |
| − | All [[religions]] in general use invoking [[prayers]], [[liturgies]], or [[hymns]]; see for example the [[mantras]] in [ | + | All [[religions]] in general use invoking [[prayers]], [[liturgies]], or [[hymns]]; see for example the [[mantras]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism Hinduism] and [[Buddhism]], the Egyptian Coming Out by Day (aka [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_the_Dead Book of the Dead]), the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orphic Orphic] Hymns and the many [[texts]], still preserved, written in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuneiform_(script) cuneiform] characters on clay tablets, addressed to Shamash, Ishtar, and other [[deities]].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invocation] |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*'''''[[Incantation]]''''' | *'''''[[Incantation]]''''' | ||
[[Category: Religion]] | [[Category: Religion]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:18, 13 December 2020
Origin
Middle English invocacioun, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French invocation, from Latin invocation-, invocatio, from invocare
Definitions
- 1a : the act or process of petitioning for help or support; specifically often capitalized : a prayer of entreaty (as at the beginning of a service of worship)
- b : a calling upon for authority or justification
- 2: a formula for conjuring : incantation
- 3: an act of legal or moral implementation : enforcement
Description
As a supplication or prayer, invocation implies to call upon God, a god or goddess, a person, etc. When a person calls upon God, a god, or goddess to ask for something (protection, a favour, his/her spiritual presence in a ceremony, etc.) or simply for worship, this can be done in a pre-established form or with the invoker's own words or actions. An example of a pre-established text for an invocation is the Lord's Prayer.
All religions in general use invoking prayers, liturgies, or hymns; see for example the mantras in Hinduism and Buddhism, the Egyptian Coming Out by Day (aka Book of the Dead), the Orphic Hymns and the many texts, still preserved, written in cuneiform characters on clay tablets, addressed to Shamash, Ishtar, and other deities.[1]
