<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the act of invoking or calling upon a deity, spirit, etc., for aid, protection, inspiration, or the like; supplication.</li><li>any petitioning or supplication for help or aid.</li><li>a form of prayer invoking God's presence, especially one said at the beginning of a religious service or public ceremony.</li><li>an entreaty for aid and guidance from a Muse, deity, etc., at the beginning of an epic or epiclike poem.</li><li>the act of calling upon a spirit by incantation.</li><li>the magic formula used to conjure up a spirit; incantation.</li><li>the act of calling upon or referring to something, as a concept or document, for support and justification in a particular circumstance.</li><li>the enforcing or use of a legal or moral precept or right.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>