evocation

noun

evo·​ca·​tion ˌē-vō-ˈkā-shən 

ˌe-və-

1

: the act or fact of evoking : summoning: such as

a

: the summoning of a spirit

b

: imaginative recreation

an evocation of the past

2

: induction sense 3c

evocator

ˈē-vō-ˌkā-tər 

ˈe-və-

noun

Examples of evocation in a Sentence

rich evocations of the sights, sounds, and smells of the carnival

the evocation of a simpler time

Recent Examples on the Web

The novel’s evocation of contemporary troubles—Trump, covid, ecological devastation—endows it with a sense of chaos that is at once limiting and liberating. —The New Yorker, 12 June 2024

The title of this book comes from Aleksandr Pushkin's poetic evocation of the Caucasus as the outsider's romantic dream of freedom. —Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024

Dan brings up Jackson Pollock, and his table is littered with blobs and splashes in an evocation of the artist’s style; Gail quickly gets the reference. —Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 May 2024

These two novels are glorious evocations of a husband and a wife, and mid-century America, told in tiny chapters. —The Week Us, theweek, 30 Apr. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Latin evocation-, evocatio, from evocare

First Known Use

1633, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

evocation

noun

evo·​ca·​tion ˌē-vō-ˈkā-shən 

ˌev-ə-

: an act or instance of evoking

Medical Definition

evocation

noun

evo·​ca·​tion ˌē-vō-ˈkā-shən  ˌev-ə- 

: induction sense 3b

specifically : initiation of development of a primary embryonic axis