evocation
ev·o·ca·tion (
v
-k
shn, 
v-)
n.
1. The act of evoking.
2. Creation anew through the power of the memory or imagination.
evo·cator n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
| Noun | 1. | evocation – imaginative re-creation
imagery, imaging, mental imagery, imagination – the ability to form mental images of things or events; “he could still hear her in his imagination”
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| 2. | evocation – calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations
exorcism, dispossession – freeing from evil spirits
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| 3. | evocation – stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors; “the elicitation of his testimony was not easy”
stimulant, stimulus, stimulation, input – any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
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