evocation
evocation · evocations
Beschwörung
The act of calling out or forth, or evokingThe act of calling out or forth, or evoking.
US/ˌivoʊkˈeɪʃən/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of calling out or forth, or evoking.
Beschwörung
More definitions
- imaginative re-creation
- stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors
- calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations
Translations
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By meaning 1
act of calling out:
Origin
From Middle French évocation.From Middle French évocation.
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Forms
plural: evocations| Singular | evocation |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors:inductionelicitation
- calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations:summoning
Word family
3 related wordsDerivedevocationism
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable