Definitions for: Evocation


[n] imaginative re-creation
[n] stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors; "the elicitation of his testimony was not easy"
[n] calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations



Webster (1913) Definition: Ev`o*ca"tion, n. [L. evocatio: cf. F. ['e]vocation.]
The act of calling out or forth. --Sir. T. Browne.

The evocation of that better spirit. --M. Arnold.

Synonyms: elicitation, induction, summoning

See Also: conjuration, conjuring, conjury, dispossession, exorcism, imagery, imagination, imaging, input, invocation, mental imagery, stimulant, stimulation, stimulus

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