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Evocation   /ˌivoʊkˈeɪʃən/   Listen
Evocation

noun
1.
Imaginative re-creation.
2.
Calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations.  Synonym: summoning.
3.
Stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors.  Synonyms: elicitation, induction.





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"Evocation" Quotes from Famous Books



... on Feydeau's book, "Picturesqueness in no wise detracts from accuracy," might well be applied to his own "Romance," which fascinates the reader with its evocation of a long vanished past and its representation of a civilisation buried for centuries in mystery. The weaving in of the wonders wrought by Moses and Aaron, of the overwhelming of the Pharaoh, whether Thotmes or Rameses, is skilfully managed, and imparts to the portions of the Biblical narrative used ...
— The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 - The Romance of a Mummy and Egypt • Theophile Gautier


Words linked to "Evocation" :   stimulant, invocation, stimulus, evoke, imaging, stimulation, elicitation, imagination, mental imagery, induction, exorcism, input, conjury, imagery, conjuring, conjuration, summoning, dispossession


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