- invocation, supplication - a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
--1 is a kind of prayer, petition, orison
--1 is a part of service, religious service, divine service
--1 has particulars: rogation - supplication, plea - a humble request for help from someone in authority
--2 is a kind of entreaty, prayer, appeal
Derived form: verb supplicate1 - prayer, supplication - the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving); "the priest sank to his knees in prayer"
--3 is a kind of worship
--3 has particulars: devotion; blessing, benediction