This is the 10370th most frequent French word.
invocation
The act of calling upon a higher power, deity, or spirit for assistance, often in prayer or ritual.
In this sentence, 'invocation' is used to describe the act of calling upon or referring to ancient traditions as a source.
Son invocation d’anciennes traditions a captivé tous les participants.
His invocation of ancient traditions captivated all the participants.
Here, 'invocation' is employed in the spiritual or religious context of calling upon a deity for assistance.
Elle fit une invocation au dieu pour obtenir de l’aide.
She made an invocation to the god to obtain help.
In this example, 'invocation' refers to a literary tradition of calling upon muses for inspiration at the beginning of a poem.