evocation
pronunciation
How to pronounce evocation in British English:
UK [ˌi:vəʊ'keɪʃn]
How to pronounce evocation in American English:
US [ˌɛvəˈkeʃən, ˌivə-]
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- Noun:
- imaginative re-creation
- calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations
- stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors
Word Origin
- evocation (n.)
- 1570s, from Latin evocationem (nominative evocatio) "a calling forth, a calling from concealment," noun of action from past participle stem of evocare "call out, summon; call forth, rouse, appeal to," from assimilated form of ex- "out" (see ex-) + vocare "to call" (see voice (n.)). Evocatio was used of the Roman custom of petitioning the gods of an enemy city to abandon it and come to Rome; it also was used to translate the Platonic Greek anamnesis "a calling up of knowledge acquired in a previous state of existence."
Example
- 1. It was disturbing , this evocation of her young self .
- 2. The attributes can all be grouped into four main categories : manipulation , identification , stimulation and evocation .
- 3. For portuguese speakers these works have long been an evocation of a seafaring heritage in which many take pride .
- 4. Law of invocation and evocation : there are forces outside and inside of you that you can tap and direct through your brain .
- 5. Outside the spectacular setting of beihai park , other restaurants combine modern design with a magical evocation of old beijing .