invocation
noun
[ ˌɪnvə(ʊ)ˈkeɪʃ(ə)n ]
• the action of invoking someone or something.
• "his invocation of the ancient powers of Callanish"
Similar:
citation,
mention,
acknowledgement,
calling on,
appeal to,
reference to,
allusion to,
summoning,
bringing,
calling,
conjuring (up),
Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin invocatio(n- ), from the verb invocare (see invoke).
