Meanings
plural evocations
- countableuncountableThe act of calling out or forth, or evoking.
a stunningly atmospheric evocation of urban ennui
2012, The Onion Book of Known Knowledge, page 101 more example
Schepisi makes it clear that the outlandish rules, the strict self-discipline, the body hatred, and erotophobia is destructive; it is doing no one any good. But since he is also presenting a (somewhat) loving evocation of his own past, this measure gets soft peddled.
1982 February 13, Michael Bronski, “Boys from Catholic School”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 29, page 12
Synonyms & antonyms
nouncalling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations
nounstimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Frenchévocation
- Englishevocation
From Middle French évocation.
More words from Middle French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish herättäminen, kutsuminen
- herättäminenact of calling out
- kutsuminenact of calling out
- mielleyhtymäact of calling out
French évocation
- évocationact of calling out
German Beschwörung
- Beschwörungact of calling out
Greek κλήση
- κλήση (klísi)act of calling out
Hindi आह्वान
- आह्वान (āhvān)act of calling out
Italian evocazione
- evocazioneact of calling out
Portuguese evocação
- evocaçãoact of calling out
Spanish evocación
- evocaciónact of calling out
Swedish frammanande, framkallande
- frammanandeact of calling out
- framkallandeact of calling out
- frambesvärjandeact of calling out
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with evocation
Cite this entry
evocation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evocation
“evocation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evocation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “evocation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evocation.
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