Home › Words › A › advocationadvocationadvocation means advocacy; the act of advocating or pleading.EtymologyFrom Latin advocātiō. Doublet of advowsonnounAdvocacy; the act of advocating or pleading.The right of presenting to a vacant benefice or living in the church.The process of removing a cause from an inferior court to the supreme court.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.advocacy 86% match — The profession of an advocate. vs advocation →advocative 80% match — Related to advocation vs advocation →advocateship 79% match — The office or function of an advocate; advocacy. vs advocation →advocational 79% match — Relating to, or characterised by, advocacy or advocation. vs advocation →advocationally 77% match — By means of advocacy vs advocation →advocatory 77% match — Characteristic of an advocate. vs advocation →advocator 76% match — One who advocates; an advocate vs advocation →proponency 75% match — Advocacy. vs advocation →