invitation

The act of inviting.

A spoken or written request for someone’s presence or participation.

An allurement, enticement, or attraction.

The act of inviting; solicitation to come, attend, or take part; an intimation of desire for the presence, company, or action of the person invited: as, an invitation to a wedding; an invitation to sing.

The written or spoken form with which a person is invited.

A drawing on by allurement or enticement; inducement; attraction; incitement.

In the Anglican communion office, the brief exhortation beginning “Ye that (or who) do truly and earnestly repent you,” and introducing the confession.

The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person’s company.

A document written or printed, or spoken words, conveying the message by which one is invited.