adjective
- relating to or having the nature of an invocation; calling upon a deity, spirit, or higher power for aid or protection
Usage: formal; often used in religious or ceremonial contexts
Examples
- The priest began the service with an invocatory prayer.
- Her invocatory chant echoed through the ancient temple.
- The poem had an invocatory quality, calling upon the muses for inspiration.
- The ceremony opened with invocatory words asking for divine blessing.
- His invocatory gesture toward the heavens moved the congregation.
- The ritual included invocatory phrases in the ancient language.