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n. - The act of appealing for help; Calling up a spirit or devil; A spell used in conjuring or summoning a devil; A prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service.

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  • What should the two-minute invocation be called if the word invocation were to be dropped?
  • In The Greatest Prayer, Crossan argues that Christianity's best-known invocation is misunderstood and undervalued in today's society.
  • The Rev. Rick Warren, who will give the invocation, is the most influential pastor in the United States, and a choice that has already caused problems for Obama.
  • Or, the triple invocation is to give intensity to the call for attention to the announcement of the end of the royal line, so far as Jehoiachin's seed is concerned.
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