Invocation and Spell

Invocation

Invocation noun - A spoken word or set of words believed to have magic power.

Usage example: a Siberian shaman muttering mysterious invocations to ward off evil

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Spell and invocation are semantically related in sorcery topic. In some cases you can use "Spell" instead a noun "Invocation".

Nearby Words: invoke, invoking, invocatory

Spell noun - A spoken word or set of words believed to have magic power.

Usage example: the witch cast a spell that turned the prince into a toad

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Invocation and spell are semantically related in sorcery topic. Sometimes you can use "Invocation" instead a noun "Spell".

Nearby Words: spelled, speller, spelling

rare	rare invocation	rare spell
best	best invocation	best spell
true	true invocation	true spell
simple	simple invocation	simple spell
Other adjectives: powerful, actual, massive, dark, protective, summoning.

In an early episode, Raquel fights an enemy spellcaster, who never gets to complete his lengthy invocation because her own invocation is much shorter and the spell interrupts him.

Source: Talking Is a Free Action
When Dead Girl casts a spell that magically turns all Earth's vampires into humans she dramatically utters the invocation, "No more vampires".

Source: Comic Book / X-Men '92
The Warlock in 3.5 has the invocation Baleful Utterance, which duplicates the spell Shatter and can potentially deafen opponents.

Source: Black Speech

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