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invocation — late 14c., petition (to God or a god) for aid or comfort; invocation, prayer; also a summoning of evil spirits, from O.Fr. invocacion (12c.), from L. invocationem (nom. invocatio), noun of action from pp. stem of invocare to call upon, invoke,… … Etymology dictionary
invocation — [in΄və kā′shən] n. [OFr < L invocatio < pp. of invocare: see INVOKE] 1. the act of calling on God, a god, a saint, the Muses, etc. for blessing, help, inspiration, support, or the like 2. a) a formal prayer used in invoking, as at the… … English World dictionary
Invocation — An invocation (from the Latin verb invocare to call on, invoke ) may take the form of:*Supplication or prayer. *A form of possession. *Command or conjuration. *Self identification with certain spirits.These forms are described below, but are not… … Wikipedia
Magic (paranormal) — For related ideas, see Magic (disambiguation). Magia redirects here. For other uses, see Magia (disambiguation). Magical redirects here. For the song, see Magical (song). Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses by John William Waterhouse Magic … Wikipedia
curse — n Curse, imprecation, malediction, anathema are comparable when they denote a denunciation that conveys a wish or threat of evil. Curse (opposed to blessing)usually implies a call upon God or a supernatural power to visit punishment or disaster… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
black magic — noun magic involving the supposed invocation of evil spirits for evil purposes … English new terms dictionary
Goety — Go e*ty, n. [Gr. ? witchcraft, from ? to bewitch, ? sorcerer: cf. F. go[ e]tie.] Invocation of evil spirits; witchcraft. [Obs.] Hallywell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scrying — Seer stone redirects here. For the usage in Mormonism, see Seer stone (Latter Day Saints).Scrying (also called crystal gazing, crystal seeing, seeing, or peeping) is a magic practice that involves seeing things psychically in a medium, usually… … Wikipedia
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imprecation — I noun abuse, anathema, aspersion, bad wishes, blasphemy, commmation, curse, damnation, denunciation, execration, expletive, exsecratio, foul language, fulmination, ill wishes, invocation of evil, malediction, malison, objuration, obsecration,… … Law dictionary
