Main Difference
The main difference between Benediction and Invocation is that the Benediction is a short invocation for divine help, blessing and guidance and Invocation is a A gift
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Benediction
A benediction (Latin: bene, well + dicere, to speak) is a short invocation for divine help, blessing and guidance, usually at the end of worship service. It can also refer to a specific Christian religious service including the exposition of the eucharistic host in the monstrance and the blessing of the people with it.
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Invocation
An invocation (from the Latin verb invocare “to call on, invoke, to give”) may take the form of:
Supplication, prayer or spell.
A form of possession.
Command or conjuration.
Self-identification with certain spirits.These forms are described below, but are not mutually exclusive.
See also Theurgy.
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Benediction (noun)
A short invocation for help, blessing and guidance from God, said on behalf of another person or persons (sometimes at the end of a church worship service).
“to pronounce / give / say the benediction; the nuptial benediction; a parting benediction”
“blessing”
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Benediction (noun)
In the Anglican church, the ceremony used to institute an abbot, analogous to the consecration of a bishop.
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Benediction (noun)
A Roman Catholic rite by which bells, banners, candles, etc., are blessed with holy water and formally dedicated to God.
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Benediction (noun)
Help, good fortune or reward from God or another supernatural source.
“blessing|grace”
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Invocation (noun)
The act or form of calling for the superior being, especially offered to a divine being.
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Invocation (noun)
A call or demand, or order.
“the invocation of papers or evidence into court”
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Invocation (noun)
An act of invoking or claiming a right.
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Invocation (noun)
The act of invoking something, such as a function call.