Definition of invoke in English:

invoke

verb ɪnˈvəʊkɪnˈvoʊk

[with object]

1Call on (a deity or spirit) in prayer, as a witness, or for inspiration.
祈求（神等）保佑，乞灵于
Example sentencesExamples
- Offer prayers continuously invoking mercy of God upon your dead father and mother.
- It is believed that the word samba is derived from a West African Bantu word, meaning to pray or invoke the spirits of their ancestors.
- In the fervent chant of prayers, this energy rises to join with the prayers of thousands of other voices invoking the Goddess Liberty.
- Finally, based on our relation with the master and the wisdom deity, we also invoke the assistance of the dharma protectors, who embody action principles of awareness.
- I continue to invoke the Holy Spirit; I rely on the Word.
- What image of the Spirit might be invoked for the next stage of the human pilgrimage?
- This Ash Wednesday text by Brian Wren invokes the Holy Spirit to help us through this time of penitence and self-examination.
- In Bombay, Indian police arrest four men suspected of being members of Harakat al-Ansar, a Kashmiri separatist group that also invokes the deity in its works.
- Finally, he invoked the Holy Spirit directly for aid and understanding.
- But when the Goddess was invoked by the priestess, I felt what I had always experienced as the Holy Spirit come down.
- Listen to our President invoking a deity or prayer in every one of his speeches, and maybe an answer will occur to you.
- It becomes, in one, his mistress, a deity to be invoked, and the source of poetic madness.
- Since God does not coerce, human efforts and prayers invoking divine aid make a difference in the workings of chance and necessity.
- In it the Epiklesis invokes the Holy Spirit over the assembled congregation, but not on the elements.
- Say, does someone around here knows anything about the Maori dance to invoke the [spirit/soul/strength] of your ancestors?
- If Christ is the one mediator, what place is there for invoking the Blessed Virgin in prayer?
- It is not, however, only a matter of when the Spirit is invoked, but how the action of the Spirit is understood in baptism and in confirmation.
- The dangri's role is to invoke the local protective Deities who enter into and occupy the body of the dhami.
- The milder and more beneficent forces of nature were addressed as female deities and invoked with prayers.
- Religious services were held at sunrise - part of the priest's duty being to invoke the planetary deity of the day.
Synonyms
pray to, call on, appeal to, plead with, supplicate, entreat, solicit, beseech, beg, implore, importune, petition
call for, request
rare obtest, obsecrate, impetrate
1. 1.1 Summon (a spirit) by charms or incantation.
  用法术（或咒语）召唤（幽灵鬼怪）
  Example sentencesExamples
  To invoke a deity, power, or spirit is to allow yourself to become a ‘tube’ that passes energy and wisdom though your body so that others may receive it.
  And once you have invoked your spirit to sing with you, they invoke those unheard notes within you which is the form of communication with other spirits.
  I think the whole question of whether certain spiritual practices or philosophies inevitably lead you to invoke a particular spirit is the one that's crucial to me.
  Aladdin's nemesis, Jafar, has long since been despatched to the after-life, but his evil sister Nasira has found a way to bring back the dastardly villain by invoking the ‘spell of restoration’.
  Then a grand puja is performed invoking the spirit of Pancha Ganapati in the home.
  A bearded sorcerer is busy invoking spirits with his incantation, his glazed eyes staring into the distance and all aglow in the dark.
  In Wicca, we also invoke deities into our circles.
  Synonyms
  summon, call (up), bring, conjure (up)
2Cite or appeal to (someone or something) as an authority for an action or in support of an argument.
求助于，援引，引用
the antiquated defence of insanity is rarely invoked in England
宣称被告精神失常的辩护已经过时，在英格兰已很少被援引。
Example sentencesExamples
- It is a reflection of the degradation of public debate that political and medical authorities are now reduced to invoking the simplistic morality of children to make them feel good about themselves.
- The question is the wisdom of proceeding without U.N. authority where we have invoked the resolutions of the U.N. as the basis for an attack.
- Back then the same arguments were used to invoke the people to vote, the same grim scenario of a hardliner-dominated regime who would stifle all the progress made were told and retold again and again.
- Berrigan and Charnov invoke field data supporting such a correlation, but they call the appearance of a tradeoff between these two parameters a major puzzle.
- However Stephen Matthews lost some support when he invoked the women's suffrage movement.
- Moral indignation was invoked to support the violation.
- The King's Men apparently heard about Pavier's planned collection and invoked the protection of authority.
- Throughout his argument Lord Kingsland repeatedly invoked the well-recognised EC principles of legal certainty and proportionality.
- In support of this claim, they invoke the archaic Greeks, often citing Hesiod's Works and Days, among other classical sources.
- Dana's attorneys did try to make this argument, invoking a federal statute that allows damages awards for constitutional rights violations.
- Since the attack, Canadian authorities have invoked the threat of terrorism to justify a clamp down on protests that extends well beyond Kananaskis County.
- Many of the lefty bloggers have lately been pursuing one of their persuasion's favourite follies: selecting a congenial conclusion and then invoking spurious science to support it.
- The philosophy of ‘naturalism’ is imposed upon the evidence so that the authority of science is invoked for a secular view of the world.
- And those who support the penalty readily invoke the wishes of the grieving mother who cries out for the blood of her baby's killer.
- Whereas others opted for one of the two theories by invoking arguments or authorities, Beguelin made a systematic search for experiments which he hoped would settle the dispute.
- Solomon invokes the term ‘stakeholder’ to dismiss Friedman's argument that the ethical responsibilities of business stop with stockholders.
- To make exclusions - to excuse the invaders - is to invoke a moral difference argument, which I don't believe a democracy can tolerate.
- The author invokes the strength of medical authority to his denial of the negative impact on health intrinsic to the operation of such a smelter.
- Two other arguments are invoked in support of the rule.
- Sir Rabbie Namaliu invoking the bygones be bygones argument says hammering out the agreement was a matter of discussion.
Synonyms
cite, refer to, adduce, instance
resort to, have recourse to, turn to, call into use, use, put into effect/use
1. 2.1 Call earnestly for.
  恳求，乞求
  she invoked his help against this attack
  她恳求他的帮助以对付这次攻击。
2. 2.2 Give rise to; evoke.
  引起，造成，产生，唤起
  how could she explain how the accident happened without invoking his wrath?
  她能怎么解释事故的原委而不引起他的暴怒呢？
  Example sentencesExamples
  It will also be able to add quietly and effectively to its own wealth and to the wealth of its favorite groups, and without incurring the wrath that taxes often invoke.
  Synonyms
  bring forth, bring on, elicit, induce, cause, kindle, bring out
3Computing
Cause (a procedure) to be carried out.
〔计算机〕激活（程序），启动（程序）
Example sentencesExamples
- The only possible operation is to read data when Read-Only Mode is invoked.
- Can I use a Java application instead of a JSP (JavaServer Page) to invoke a servlet on an application server?
- This article describes the steps to change the default image editor application, which is invoked from the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer.

Derivatives

invoker

noun

One might have thought that invokers of national security would be alert to the menace.
Example sentencesExamples
- He gives two allusions to the Trinity in Christ as examples and notes that in all eight instances, the invoker is in grave physical or spiritual danger.
- As a connoisseur, he considers himself equal to ‘the great seers, the invokers and encouragers of beauty’.
- The drama of his stylistic transformation, from explainer to invoker, says something about the oddity and confidence of this poet.

Origin

Late 15th century: from French invoquer, from Latin invocare, from in- 'upon' + vocare 'to call'.

voice from Middle English:
A word derived from Latin vox ‘voice’ and is related to vocabulary (mid 16th century), vocal (Middle English), vocation (Late Middle English), and vociferous (early 17th century), while the verb vocare ‘to call’ appears in convoke (late 16th century) ‘call together’; equivocate (Late Middle English) literally ‘call by the same name’; evoke (early 17th century) ‘call out’; invoke (Late Middle English) ‘call upon’; provoke (Late Middle English) ‘call forth’; revoke (Late Middle English) ‘call back’; and vouch (Middle English) and voucher (early 16th century). Vowel (Middle English) is from Old French vouel, from Latin vocalis (littera) ‘vocal (letter)’. The Latin root survives in vox pop, ‘an informal survey of people's opinion’, which is short for Latin vox populi or ‘voice of the people’. When people refer to an ignored advocate of reform as a voice in the wilderness they are echoing the words of John the Baptist proclaiming the coming of the Messiah: ‘I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness.’

Rhymes

awoke, bespoke, bloke, broke, choke, cloak, Coke, convoke, croak, evoke, folk, joke, Koch, moke, oak, okey-doke, poke, provoke, revoke, roque, smoke, soak, soke, spoke, stoke, stony-broke (US stone-broke), stroke, toke, toque, woke, yoke, yolk

Definition of invoke in US English:

invoke

verbinˈvōkɪnˈvoʊk

[with object]

1Cite or appeal to (someone or something) as an authority for an action or in support of an argument.
求助于，援引，引用
the antiquated defense of insanity is rarely invoked today
宣称被告精神失常的辩护已经过时，在英格兰已很少被援引。
Example sentencesExamples
- Whereas others opted for one of the two theories by invoking arguments or authorities, Beguelin made a systematic search for experiments which he hoped would settle the dispute.
- To make exclusions - to excuse the invaders - is to invoke a moral difference argument, which I don't believe a democracy can tolerate.
- Berrigan and Charnov invoke field data supporting such a correlation, but they call the appearance of a tradeoff between these two parameters a major puzzle.
- Many of the lefty bloggers have lately been pursuing one of their persuasion's favourite follies: selecting a congenial conclusion and then invoking spurious science to support it.
- It is a reflection of the degradation of public debate that political and medical authorities are now reduced to invoking the simplistic morality of children to make them feel good about themselves.
- Moral indignation was invoked to support the violation.
- Since the attack, Canadian authorities have invoked the threat of terrorism to justify a clamp down on protests that extends well beyond Kananaskis County.
- The question is the wisdom of proceeding without U.N. authority where we have invoked the resolutions of the U.N. as the basis for an attack.
- However Stephen Matthews lost some support when he invoked the women's suffrage movement.
- Back then the same arguments were used to invoke the people to vote, the same grim scenario of a hardliner-dominated regime who would stifle all the progress made were told and retold again and again.
- The King's Men apparently heard about Pavier's planned collection and invoked the protection of authority.
- Dana's attorneys did try to make this argument, invoking a federal statute that allows damages awards for constitutional rights violations.
- Solomon invokes the term ‘stakeholder’ to dismiss Friedman's argument that the ethical responsibilities of business stop with stockholders.
- The philosophy of ‘naturalism’ is imposed upon the evidence so that the authority of science is invoked for a secular view of the world.
- Sir Rabbie Namaliu invoking the bygones be bygones argument says hammering out the agreement was a matter of discussion.
- Two other arguments are invoked in support of the rule.
- Throughout his argument Lord Kingsland repeatedly invoked the well-recognised EC principles of legal certainty and proportionality.
- The author invokes the strength of medical authority to his denial of the negative impact on health intrinsic to the operation of such a smelter.
- In support of this claim, they invoke the archaic Greeks, often citing Hesiod's Works and Days, among other classical sources.
- And those who support the penalty readily invoke the wishes of the grieving mother who cries out for the blood of her baby's killer.
Synonyms
cite, refer to, adduce, instance
1. 1.1 Call on (a deity or spirit) in prayer, as a witness, or for inspiration.
  祈求（神等）保佑，乞灵于
  Example sentencesExamples
  Say, does someone around here knows anything about the Maori dance to invoke the [spirit/soul/strength] of your ancestors?
  Finally, based on our relation with the master and the wisdom deity, we also invoke the assistance of the dharma protectors, who embody action principles of awareness.
  In it the Epiklesis invokes the Holy Spirit over the assembled congregation, but not on the elements.
  This Ash Wednesday text by Brian Wren invokes the Holy Spirit to help us through this time of penitence and self-examination.
  But when the Goddess was invoked by the priestess, I felt what I had always experienced as the Holy Spirit come down.
  The milder and more beneficent forces of nature were addressed as female deities and invoked with prayers.
  Listen to our President invoking a deity or prayer in every one of his speeches, and maybe an answer will occur to you.
  It is believed that the word samba is derived from a West African Bantu word, meaning to pray or invoke the spirits of their ancestors.
  What image of the Spirit might be invoked for the next stage of the human pilgrimage?
  I continue to invoke the Holy Spirit; I rely on the Word.
  In Bombay, Indian police arrest four men suspected of being members of Harakat al-Ansar, a Kashmiri separatist group that also invokes the deity in its works.
  Offer prayers continuously invoking mercy of God upon your dead father and mother.
  Religious services were held at sunrise - part of the priest's duty being to invoke the planetary deity of the day.
  If Christ is the one mediator, what place is there for invoking the Blessed Virgin in prayer?
  Finally, he invoked the Holy Spirit directly for aid and understanding.
  It becomes, in one, his mistress, a deity to be invoked, and the source of poetic madness.
  In the fervent chant of prayers, this energy rises to join with the prayers of thousands of other voices invoking the Goddess Liberty.
  The dangri's role is to invoke the local protective Deities who enter into and occupy the body of the dhami.
  It is not, however, only a matter of when the Spirit is invoked, but how the action of the Spirit is understood in baptism and in confirmation.
  Since God does not coerce, human efforts and prayers invoking divine aid make a difference in the workings of chance and necessity.
  Synonyms
  pray to, call on, appeal to, plead with, supplicate, entreat, solicit, beseech, beg, implore, importune, petition
2. 1.2 Call earnestly for.
  恳求，乞求
  she invoked his help against this attack
  她恳求他的帮助以对付这次攻击。
3. 1.3 Summon (a spirit) by charms or incantation.
  用法术（或咒语）召唤（幽灵鬼怪）
  Example sentencesExamples
  Then a grand puja is performed invoking the spirit of Pancha Ganapati in the home.
  A bearded sorcerer is busy invoking spirits with his incantation, his glazed eyes staring into the distance and all aglow in the dark.
  To invoke a deity, power, or spirit is to allow yourself to become a ‘tube’ that passes energy and wisdom though your body so that others may receive it.
  I think the whole question of whether certain spiritual practices or philosophies inevitably lead you to invoke a particular spirit is the one that's crucial to me.
  In Wicca, we also invoke deities into our circles.
  And once you have invoked your spirit to sing with you, they invoke those unheard notes within you which is the form of communication with other spirits.
  Aladdin's nemesis, Jafar, has long since been despatched to the after-life, but his evil sister Nasira has found a way to bring back the dastardly villain by invoking the ‘spell of restoration’.
  Synonyms
  summon, call, call up, bring, conjure, conjure up
4. 1.4 Give rise to; evoke.
  引起，造成，产生，唤起
  how could she explain how the accident happened without invoking his wrath?
  她能怎么解释事故的原委而不引起他的暴怒呢？
  Example sentencesExamples
  It will also be able to add quietly and effectively to its own wealth and to the wealth of its favorite groups, and without incurring the wrath that taxes often invoke.
  Synonyms
  bring forth, bring on, elicit, induce, cause, kindle, bring out
5. 1.5Computing Cause (a procedure) to be carried out.
  〔计算机〕激活（程序），启动（程序）
  Example sentencesExamples
  The only possible operation is to read data when Read-Only Mode is invoked.
  This article describes the steps to change the default image editor application, which is invoked from the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer.
  Can I use a Java application instead of a JSP (JavaServer Page) to invoke a servlet on an application server?

Origin

Late 15th century: from French invoquer, from Latin invocare, from in- ‘upon’ + vocare ‘to call’.

词汇	invoke
释义	Definition of invoke in English: invoke verb ɪnˈvəʊkɪnˈvoʊk [with object] 1Call on (a deity or spirit) in prayer, as a witness, or for inspiration. 祈求（神等）保佑，乞灵于 Example sentencesExamples Offer prayers continuously invoking mercy of God upon your dead father and mother. It is believed that the word samba is derived from a West African Bantu word, meaning to pray or invoke the spirits of their ancestors. In the fervent chant of prayers, this energy rises to join with the prayers of thousands of other voices invoking the Goddess Liberty. Finally, based on our relation with the master and the wisdom deity, we also invoke the assistance of the dharma protectors, who embody action principles of awareness. I continue to invoke the Holy Spirit; I rely on the Word. What image of the Spirit might be invoked for the next stage of the human pilgrimage? This Ash Wednesday text by Brian Wren invokes the Holy Spirit to help us through this time of penitence and self-examination. In Bombay, Indian police arrest four men suspected of being members of Harakat al-Ansar, a Kashmiri separatist group that also invokes the deity in its works. Finally, he invoked the Holy Spirit directly for aid and understanding. But when the Goddess was invoked by the priestess, I felt what I had always experienced as the Holy Spirit come down. Listen to our President invoking a deity or prayer in every one of his speeches, and maybe an answer will occur to you. It becomes, in one, his mistress, a deity to be invoked, and the source of poetic madness. Since God does not coerce, human efforts and prayers invoking divine aid make a difference in the workings of chance and necessity. In it the Epiklesis invokes the Holy Spirit over the assembled congregation, but not on the elements. Say, does someone around here knows anything about the Maori dance to invoke the [spirit/soul/strength] of your ancestors? If Christ is the one mediator, what place is there for invoking the Blessed Virgin in prayer? It is not, however, only a matter of when the Spirit is invoked, but how the action of the Spirit is understood in baptism and in confirmation. The dangri's role is to invoke the local protective Deities who enter into and occupy the body of the dhami. The milder and more beneficent forces of nature were addressed as female deities and invoked with prayers. Religious services were held at sunrise - part of the priest's duty being to invoke the planetary deity of the day. Synonyms pray to, call on, appeal to, plead with, supplicate, entreat, solicit, beseech, beg, implore, importune, petition call for, request rare obtest, obsecrate, impetrate 1.1 Summon (a spirit) by charms or incantation. 用法术（或咒语）召唤（幽灵鬼怪） Example sentencesExamples To invoke a deity, power, or spirit is to allow yourself to become a ‘tube’ that passes energy and wisdom though your body so that others may receive it. And once you have invoked your spirit to sing with you, they invoke those unheard notes within you which is the form of communication with other spirits. I think the whole question of whether certain spiritual practices or philosophies inevitably lead you to invoke a particular spirit is the one that's crucial to me. Aladdin's nemesis, Jafar, has long since been despatched to the after-life, but his evil sister Nasira has found a way to bring back the dastardly villain by invoking the ‘spell of restoration’. Then a grand puja is performed invoking the spirit of Pancha Ganapati in the home. A bearded sorcerer is busy invoking spirits with his incantation, his glazed eyes staring into the distance and all aglow in the dark. In Wicca, we also invoke deities into our circles. Synonyms summon, call (up), bring, conjure (up) 2Cite or appeal to (someone or something) as an authority for an action or in support of an argument. 求助于，援引，引用 the antiquated defence of insanity is rarely invoked in England 宣称被告精神失常的辩护已经过时，在英格兰已很少被援引。 Example sentencesExamples It is a reflection of the degradation of public debate that political and medical authorities are now reduced to invoking the simplistic morality of children to make them feel good about themselves. The question is the wisdom of proceeding without U.N. authority where we have invoked the resolutions of the U.N. as the basis for an attack. Back then the same arguments were used to invoke the people to vote, the same grim scenario of a hardliner-dominated regime who would stifle all the progress made were told and retold again and again. Berrigan and Charnov invoke field data supporting such a correlation, but they call the appearance of a tradeoff between these two parameters a major puzzle. However Stephen Matthews lost some support when he invoked the women's suffrage movement. Moral indignation was invoked to support the violation. The King's Men apparently heard about Pavier's planned collection and invoked the protection of authority. Throughout his argument Lord Kingsland repeatedly invoked the well-recognised EC principles of legal certainty and proportionality. In support of this claim, they invoke the archaic Greeks, often citing Hesiod's Works and Days, among other classical sources. Dana's attorneys did try to make this argument, invoking a federal statute that allows damages awards for constitutional rights violations. Since the attack, Canadian authorities have invoked the threat of terrorism to justify a clamp down on protests that extends well beyond Kananaskis County. Many of the lefty bloggers have lately been pursuing one of their persuasion's favourite follies: selecting a congenial conclusion and then invoking spurious science to support it. The philosophy of ‘naturalism’ is imposed upon the evidence so that the authority of science is invoked for a secular view of the world. And those who support the penalty readily invoke the wishes of the grieving mother who cries out for the blood of her baby's killer. Whereas others opted for one of the two theories by invoking arguments or authorities, Beguelin made a systematic search for experiments which he hoped would settle the dispute. Solomon invokes the term ‘stakeholder’ to dismiss Friedman's argument that the ethical responsibilities of business stop with stockholders. To make exclusions - to excuse the invaders - is to invoke a moral difference argument, which I don't believe a democracy can tolerate. The author invokes the strength of medical authority to his denial of the negative impact on health intrinsic to the operation of such a smelter. Two other arguments are invoked in support of the rule. Sir Rabbie Namaliu invoking the bygones be bygones argument says hammering out the agreement was a matter of discussion. Synonyms cite, refer to, adduce, instance resort to, have recourse to, turn to, call into use, use, put into effect/use 2.1 Call earnestly for. 恳求，乞求 she invoked his help against this attack 她恳求他的帮助以对付这次攻击。 2.2 Give rise to; evoke. 引起，造成，产生，唤起 how could she explain how the accident happened without invoking his wrath? 她能怎么解释事故的原委而不引起他的暴怒呢？ Example sentencesExamples It will also be able to add quietly and effectively to its own wealth and to the wealth of its favorite groups, and without incurring the wrath that taxes often invoke. Synonyms bring forth, bring on, elicit, induce, cause, kindle, bring out 3Computing Cause (a procedure) to be carried out. 〔计算机〕激活（程序），启动（程序） Example sentencesExamples The only possible operation is to read data when Read-Only Mode is invoked. Can I use a Java application instead of a JSP (JavaServer Page) to invoke a servlet on an application server? This article describes the steps to change the default image editor application, which is invoked from the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer. Derivatives invoker noun One might have thought that invokers of national security would be alert to the menace. Example sentencesExamples He gives two allusions to the Trinity in Christ as examples and notes that in all eight instances, the invoker is in grave physical or spiritual danger. As a connoisseur, he considers himself equal to ‘the great seers, the invokers and encouragers of beauty’. The drama of his stylistic transformation, from explainer to invoker, says something about the oddity and confidence of this poet. Origin Late 15th century: from French invoquer, from Latin invocare, from in- 'upon' + vocare 'to call'. voice from Middle English: A word derived from Latin vox ‘voice’ and is related to vocabulary (mid 16th century), vocal (Middle English), vocation (Late Middle English), and vociferous (early 17th century), while the verb vocare ‘to call’ appears in convoke (late 16th century) ‘call together’; equivocate (Late Middle English) literally ‘call by the same name’; evoke (early 17th century) ‘call out’; invoke (Late Middle English) ‘call upon’; provoke (Late Middle English) ‘call forth’; revoke (Late Middle English) ‘call back’; and vouch (Middle English) and voucher (early 16th century). Vowel (Middle English) is from Old French vouel, from Latin vocalis (littera) ‘vocal (letter)’. The Latin root survives in vox pop, ‘an informal survey of people's opinion’, which is short for Latin vox populi or ‘voice of the people’. When people refer to an ignored advocate of reform as a voice in the wilderness they are echoing the words of John the Baptist proclaiming the coming of the Messiah: ‘I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness.’ Rhymes awoke, bespoke, bloke, broke, choke, cloak, Coke, convoke, croak, evoke, folk, joke, Koch, moke, oak, okey-doke, poke, provoke, revoke, roque, smoke, soak, soke, spoke, stoke, stony-broke (US stone-broke), stroke, toke, toque, woke, yoke, yolk Definition of invoke in US English: invoke verbinˈvōkɪnˈvoʊk [with object] 1Cite or appeal to (someone or something) as an authority for an action or in support of an argument. 求助于，援引，引用 the antiquated defense of insanity is rarely invoked today 宣称被告精神失常的辩护已经过时，在英格兰已很少被援引。 Example sentencesExamples Whereas others opted for one of the two theories by invoking arguments or authorities, Beguelin made a systematic search for experiments which he hoped would settle the dispute. To make exclusions - to excuse the invaders - is to invoke a moral difference argument, which I don't believe a democracy can tolerate. Berrigan and Charnov invoke field data supporting such a correlation, but they call the appearance of a tradeoff between these two parameters a major puzzle. Many of the lefty bloggers have lately been pursuing one of their persuasion's favourite follies: selecting a congenial conclusion and then invoking spurious science to support it. It is a reflection of the degradation of public debate that political and medical authorities are now reduced to invoking the simplistic morality of children to make them feel good about themselves. Moral indignation was invoked to support the violation. Since the attack, Canadian authorities have invoked the threat of terrorism to justify a clamp down on protests that extends well beyond Kananaskis County. The question is the wisdom of proceeding without U.N. authority where we have invoked the resolutions of the U.N. as the basis for an attack. However Stephen Matthews lost some support when he invoked the women's suffrage movement. Back then the same arguments were used to invoke the people to vote, the same grim scenario of a hardliner-dominated regime who would stifle all the progress made were told and retold again and again. The King's Men apparently heard about Pavier's planned collection and invoked the protection of authority. Dana's attorneys did try to make this argument, invoking a federal statute that allows damages awards for constitutional rights violations. Solomon invokes the term ‘stakeholder’ to dismiss Friedman's argument that the ethical responsibilities of business stop with stockholders. The philosophy of ‘naturalism’ is imposed upon the evidence so that the authority of science is invoked for a secular view of the world. Sir Rabbie Namaliu invoking the bygones be bygones argument says hammering out the agreement was a matter of discussion. Two other arguments are invoked in support of the rule. Throughout his argument Lord Kingsland repeatedly invoked the well-recognised EC principles of legal certainty and proportionality. The author invokes the strength of medical authority to his denial of the negative impact on health intrinsic to the operation of such a smelter. In support of this claim, they invoke the archaic Greeks, often citing Hesiod's Works and Days, among other classical sources. And those who support the penalty readily invoke the wishes of the grieving mother who cries out for the blood of her baby's killer. Synonyms cite, refer to, adduce, instance 1.1 Call on (a deity or spirit) in prayer, as a witness, or for inspiration. 祈求（神等）保佑，乞灵于 Example sentencesExamples Say, does someone around here knows anything about the Maori dance to invoke the [spirit/soul/strength] of your ancestors? Finally, based on our relation with the master and the wisdom deity, we also invoke the assistance of the dharma protectors, who embody action principles of awareness. In it the Epiklesis invokes the Holy Spirit over the assembled congregation, but not on the elements. This Ash Wednesday text by Brian Wren invokes the Holy Spirit to help us through this time of penitence and self-examination. But when the Goddess was invoked by the priestess, I felt what I had always experienced as the Holy Spirit come down. The milder and more beneficent forces of nature were addressed as female deities and invoked with prayers. Listen to our President invoking a deity or prayer in every one of his speeches, and maybe an answer will occur to you. It is believed that the word samba is derived from a West African Bantu word, meaning to pray or invoke the spirits of their ancestors. What image of the Spirit might be invoked for the next stage of the human pilgrimage? I continue to invoke the Holy Spirit; I rely on the Word. In Bombay, Indian police arrest four men suspected of being members of Harakat al-Ansar, a Kashmiri separatist group that also invokes the deity in its works. Offer prayers continuously invoking mercy of God upon your dead father and mother. Religious services were held at sunrise - part of the priest's duty being to invoke the planetary deity of the day. If Christ is the one mediator, what place is there for invoking the Blessed Virgin in prayer? Finally, he invoked the Holy Spirit directly for aid and understanding. It becomes, in one, his mistress, a deity to be invoked, and the source of poetic madness. In the fervent chant of prayers, this energy rises to join with the prayers of thousands of other voices invoking the Goddess Liberty. The dangri's role is to invoke the local protective Deities who enter into and occupy the body of the dhami. It is not, however, only a matter of when the Spirit is invoked, but how the action of the Spirit is understood in baptism and in confirmation. Since God does not coerce, human efforts and prayers invoking divine aid make a difference in the workings of chance and necessity. Synonyms pray to, call on, appeal to, plead with, supplicate, entreat, solicit, beseech, beg, implore, importune, petition 1.2 Call earnestly for. 恳求，乞求 she invoked his help against this attack 她恳求他的帮助以对付这次攻击。 1.3 Summon (a spirit) by charms or incantation. 用法术（或咒语）召唤（幽灵鬼怪） Example sentencesExamples Then a grand puja is performed invoking the spirit of Pancha Ganapati in the home. A bearded sorcerer is busy invoking spirits with his incantation, his glazed eyes staring into the distance and all aglow in the dark. To invoke a deity, power, or spirit is to allow yourself to become a ‘tube’ that passes energy and wisdom though your body so that others may receive it. I think the whole question of whether certain spiritual practices or philosophies inevitably lead you to invoke a particular spirit is the one that's crucial to me. In Wicca, we also invoke deities into our circles. And once you have invoked your spirit to sing with you, they invoke those unheard notes within you which is the form of communication with other spirits. Aladdin's nemesis, Jafar, has long since been despatched to the after-life, but his evil sister Nasira has found a way to bring back the dastardly villain by invoking the ‘spell of restoration’. Synonyms summon, call, call up, bring, conjure, conjure up 1.4 Give rise to; evoke. 引起，造成，产生，唤起 how could she explain how the accident happened without invoking his wrath? 她能怎么解释事故的原委而不引起他的暴怒呢？ Example sentencesExamples It will also be able to add quietly and effectively to its own wealth and to the wealth of its favorite groups, and without incurring the wrath that taxes often invoke. Synonyms bring forth, bring on, elicit, induce, cause, kindle, bring out 1.5Computing Cause (a procedure) to be carried out. 〔计算机〕激活（程序），启动（程序） Example sentencesExamples The only possible operation is to read data when Read-Only Mode is invoked. This article describes the steps to change the default image editor application, which is invoked from the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer. Can I use a Java application instead of a JSP (JavaServer Page) to invoke a servlet on an application server? Origin Late 15th century: from French invoquer, from Latin invocare, from in- ‘upon’ + vocare ‘to call’.
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