invocation

invocation

noun

Definition of INVOCATION

a spoken word or set of words believed to have magic power <a Siberian shaman muttering mysterious invocations to ward off evil>

Synonyms abracadabra, bewitchment, charm, conjuration, enchantment, glamour (also glamor), hex, incantation, invocation, whammy

Related Words cantrip [chiefly Scottish], curse, jinx; bewitchery, conjuring, magic, mojo, necromancy, sorcery, voodoo, voodooism, witchcraft, witchery, wizardry; amulet, charm, fetish (also fetich), phylactery, talisman