ˌē(ˌ)vōˈkāshən, ˌevəˈ-, ˌevōˈ- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin evocation-, evocatio, from evocatus + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the act or fact of evoking or calling forth, out, or up : summoning, citation
the most conspicuous result of these four laws was the evocation of protests from many states — W.C.Ford
both amazed and amused by this evocation of the old Hebrew principle — C.G.Bowers
as
a. : the summoning of a spirit by incantation ; also : the ritual used in such incantation : spell
emotion is an evocation and in ways beyond the senses alters events — creating good and evil luck — W.B.Yeats
b. : the calling upon a deity for assistance : invocation
there are no prayers, only continuous evocations — Negley Farson
c. obsolete : the summoning of a case from an inferior by a superior court (as on appeal)
2. : the act or an instance of artistic imaginative re-creation or portrayal (as of a mood, time, place, or personality) especially in such a manner as to produce a compelling impression of reality or authenticity
a garrulous, gossipy, and engaging evocation of a vanished age — W.H.Hale
an evocation of the locomotive in musical terms — Newsweek
not so in his most deeply felt portraits, as in that heroic and pathetic evocation of himself in old age — F.J.Mather
terse and vivid, precise and realistic in its evocation of disagreeable detail — American Guide Series: Ind.
excellent powers of description and evocation — Alexander Klein
3. embryology : induction 4f ; specifically : initiation of development of a primary embryonic axis — contrasted with individuation