n. 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.n. The written or spoken form with which a person is invited.n. A drawing on by allurement or enticement; inducement; attraction; incitement.n. In the Anglican communion office, the brief exhortation beginning “Ye that (or who) do truly and earnestly repent you,” and introducing the confession.