invitations

noun

1. 1

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

   “an invitation to a party, to a dinner, or to visit a friend”

2. 2

   A document or verbal message conveying an invitation.

   “We need to print off fifty invitations for the party.”

3. 3

   Allurement; enticement.

4. 4

   A line that is intentionally left open to encourage the opponent to attack.

5. 5

   The brief exhortation introducing the confession in the Anglican communion-office.