invoke a deity

Examples (10)

• The high priest would invoke the sun deity at the dawn ceremony.
• In ancient rituals, participants would often invoke a specific deity to bless the harvest.
• Feeling lost, the sailor began to invoke the sea deity for safe passage.
• The poet would invoke a muse, a lesser deity of inspiration, before writing.
• If the shaman fails to invoke the rain deity, the crops will surely fail.
• They were chanting and dancing, preparing to invoke their patron deity for protection.
• How does one properly invoke a deity without causing offense?
• Ancient texts describe the rite used to invoke the supreme deity of their pantheon.
• The protection of a powerful deity was often invoked by soldiers before a battle.
• During the festival, the community will gather to invoke the earth deity for a fertile year.