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Definition of invocation : 1. A call or summons; especially, a judicial call, demand, or order; as, the invocation of papers or evidence into court.
2. The act or form of calling for the assistance or presence of some superior being; earnest and solemn entreaty; esp., prayer offered to a divine being.

Synonyms:

deception, conjury, legerdemain, trick, magic, magic trick, religion, conjuration, thaumaturgy, conjuring, conjuring trick, illusion, incantation

appeal, solicitation, bid, plea, entreaty, invitation, supplication, prayer, petition, request, address, application, approach

Usage examples:

• The invocation which follows, to a gorgeous footman, by some love- smitten serving- maid, ends- " But now fare thee well! - "The History of "Punch"", M. H. Spielmann.
• Very soon, however, they were repeated, one of the men actually breaking into a rollicking song, the burden of which was an invocation to " Let us all be jolly, boys," under every conceivable combination of circumstances. - "The Voyage of the Aurora", Harry Collingwood.
• It was his own, strange " Invocation to Death" to which his half- numbed fingers turned. - "The Genius", Margaret Horton Potter.