Invoken

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To call upon a deity, spirit or higher power for aid or protection ; to cite or appeal to a law, principle or precedent as justification ; to conjure or summon a spirit through ritual or incantation
2. Calling on a god or supernatural force for help ; invoking a rule, statute or example to justify an action ; raising a spirit or entity by means of a magical ceremony
3. To petition a higher power for assistance ; to refer to a law or authority as grounds for doing something ; to summon an otherworldly being through a ritual formula

Etymology: "Invoken" is an older past participle of "invoke," the form that survives in poetry and archaic phrasing, as in "the spirit has been invoken." It is an inflected form, so its story is really that of the verb. "Invoke" comes from Latin "invocare," meaning "to call upon," formed from "in-" and "vocare," "to call." That Latin "vocare" is built on "vox," "voice," so the verb's root sense is calling out to someone.