invoke
invocar
definition
verb
the antiquated defense of insanity is rarely invoked today
cite or appeal to (someone or something) as an authority for an action or in support of an argument.
translation of 'invoke'
verb
invocar,
conjurar,
implorar,
recurrir a,
suplicar,
atraer,
apelar
example
Religious services were held at sunrise - part of the priest's duty being to 'invoke' the planetary deity of the day.
I continue to 'invoke' the Holy Spirit; I rely on the Word.
Can I use a Java application instead of a JSP (JavaServer Page) to 'invoke' a servlet on an application server?
The dangri's role is to 'invoke' the local protective Deities who enter into and occupy the body of the dhami.
In Wicca, we also 'invoke' deities into our circles.
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.
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' .
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.
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 support of this claim, they 'invoke' the archaic Greeks, often citing Hesiod's Works and Days, among other classical sources.
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.
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.
Say, does someone around here knows anything about the Maori dance to 'invoke' the [spirit/soul/strength] of your ancestors?
To make exclusions - to excuse the invaders - is to 'invoke' a moral difference argument, which I don't believe a democracy can tolerate.
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.
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.
Moral indignation was 'invoked' to support the violation.
In it the Epiklesis 'invokes' the Holy Spirit over the assembled congregation, but not on the elements.
Two other arguments are 'invoked' in support of the rule.
Finally, he 'invoked' the Holy Spirit directly for aid and understanding.
The drama of his stylistic transformation, from explainer to 'invoker' , says something about the oddity and confidence of this poet.
As a connoisseur, he considers himself equal to ‘the great seers, the 'invokers' and encouragers of beauty’.
If Christ is the one mediator, what place is there for 'invoking' the Blessed Virgin in prayer?
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.
Sir Rabbie Namaliu 'invoking' the bygones be bygones argument says hammering out the agreement was a matter of discussion.
This article describes the steps to change the default image editor application, which is 'invoked' from the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer.
However Stephen Matthews lost some support when he 'invoked' the women's suffrage movement.
What image of the Spirit might be 'invoked' for the next stage of the human pilgrimage?
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.
It becomes, in one, his mistress, a deity to be 'invoked' , and the source of poetic madness.
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