invocation of God
1God in Islam — In Islam, God is believed to be the only real supreme being, all powerful and all knowing Creator, Sustainer, Ordainer, and Judge of the universeGerhard Böwering, God and his Attributes , Encyclopedia of the Quran] John L. Esposito, Islam: The… …
2invocation — 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,… …
3invocation — [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… …
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5Invocation — 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… …
6God in Christianity — Part of a series on Attributes of God in Christian theology Aseity Eternity …
7invocation — [[t]ɪ̱nvəke͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] invocations 1) N VAR: oft N prep An invocation is a request for help or forgiveness made to a god. [FORMAL] ...an invocation for divine guidance. 2) N COUNT An invocation is a prayer at a public meeting, usually at the… …
8God Bless America — Infobox Song Name = God Bless America Caption = Type = Artist = alt Artist = Album = Published = 1918, 1938 (revised) Released = track no = Recorded = Genre = Patriotic Length = Composer = Irving Berlin Label = Producer = Chart position = Tracks …
9God (word) — The English word god continues the Old English an. god ( go. guþ, gudis in Gothic, ge. gud in modern Scandinavian, nl. God in Dutch, and de. Gott in modern German), which derives from the Proto Germanic * ge. ǥuđán . Proto Germanic meaningThe… …
10God forbid — phrasal used as a mild invocation if he should fail, God forbid, all will be lost * * * God forbid May it not happen that • • • Main Entry: ↑god * * * God/Heaven/forbid spoken …
