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Supplication vs Invocation - What's the difference?

supplication | invocation |

As nouns the difference between supplication and invocation

is that supplication is an act of supplicating; a humble request while invocation is the act or form of calling for the assistance or presence of some superior being; earnest and solemn entreaty; especially, prayer offered to a divine being.

supplication

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An act of supplicating; a humble request.
  • A prayer or entreaty to a god.
  • invocation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or form of calling for the assistance or presence of some superior being; earnest and solemn entreaty; especially, prayer offered to a divine being.
  • A call or summons; especially, a judicial call, demand, or order; as, the invocation of papers or evidence into court.
  • Derived terms

    * invocational