Evocation
noun
The act of bringing a feeling, a memory or an image in your mind.
His painting is an evocation of his childhood.
Often appears as...
- powerful evocation
- evocation of the past
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Formal
noun
The act of calling upon or summoning a spirit, demon, deity or other supernatural agents, in the Western mystery tradition.
The witch performed an evocation to summon the spirits.
Often appears as...
- evocation of spirits
- perform an evocation
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Formal
Specialized
noun
The act of bringing a feeling, a memory or an image in your mind.
His painting is an evocation of his childhood.
Often appears as...
- powerful evocation
- evocation of the past
Usage tips
Formal
noun
The act of calling upon or summoning a spirit, demon, deity or other supernatural agents, in the Western mystery tradition.
The witch performed an evocation to summon the spirits.
Often appears as...
- evocation of spirits
- perform an evocation
Usage tips
Formal
Specialized
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Trigger
Evocation often deals with strong emotions and can be used to describe art that moves people emotionally.
The violin solo was a haunting evocation of loss.
Pro Tip 2/3Literary Device
'Evocation' can be a literary technique, where writers trigger the reader's imagination to recreate scenes or emotions.
Her prose is an evocation of bustling city life.
Pro Tip 3/3Nostalgic Connotations
The word often implies a sense of longing or nostalgia, especially when referring to the past.
The festival is an annual evocation of the community's heritage.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Trigger
Evocation often deals with strong emotions and can be used to describe art that moves people emotionally.
The violin solo was a haunting evocation of loss.
Pro Tip 2/3Literary Device
'Evocation' can be a literary technique, where writers trigger the reader's imagination to recreate scenes or emotions.
Her prose is an evocation of bustling city life.
Pro Tip 3/3Nostalgic Connotations
The word often implies a sense of longing or nostalgia, especially when referring to the past.
The festival is an annual evocation of the community's heritage.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Trigger
Evocation often deals with strong emotions and can be used to describe art that moves people emotionally.
The violin solo was a haunting evocation of loss.
Pro Tip 2/3Literary Device
'Evocation' can be a literary technique, where writers trigger the reader's imagination to recreate scenes or emotions.
Her prose is an evocation of bustling city life.
Pro Tip 3/3Nostalgic Connotations
The word often implies a sense of longing or nostalgia, especially when referring to the past.
The festival is an annual evocation of the community's heritage.
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But O’Keeffe dismissed such interpretations. She resented the male gaze that dominated the art world, and demanded her work be respected for its emotional evocation of the natural world. Eventually, O’Keeffe settled down in New Mexico, near one of her favorite artist retreats.
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or these might be fiber optic cables." No. This is a graphic of the world according to Twitter. Purple are tweets. Green are geolocation. White is the synthesis. It's a perfect evocation of that great population survey,
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But O’Keeffe dismissed such interpretations. She resented the male gaze that dominated the art world, and demanded her work be respected for its emotional evocation of the natural world. Eventually, O’Keeffe settled down in New Mexico, near one of her favorite artist retreats.
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James Stavridis: How...
or these might be fiber optic cables." No. This is a graphic of the world according to Twitter. Purple are tweets. Green are geolocation. White is the synthesis. It's a perfect evocation of that great population survey,
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Frank Deford
American Writer
How did females become 'guys?' How did everyone become 'guys?' Remember, too, that a male guy was something of a scoundrel. And a wise guy was a fresh kid, a whippersnapper. In its most other famous evocation, men in Brooklyn said 'youse guys.' Damon Runyon referred to hustlers, gamblers, and other nefarious types as guys.
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David Gerrold
American Writer
Who are we?' And to me that's the essential question that's always been in science fiction. A lot of science fiction stories are - at their very best - evocations of that question. When we look up at the night sky and wonder, 'Is there anyone else out there?' we're also asking who we are we in relation to them.
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Steven Knight
English Director
There's such a wealth of literature from the 18th century and 19th century, George Eliot... Jane Austen... that's all about a genteel high society, relationships, all of that stuff. There wasn't ever really, apart from Dickens, a literary evocation of working class life.
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Rory MacLean
Canadian Historian
Mandy Sutter's 'Bush Meat' triumphs in its lean prose and true dialogue, in its disarming humour, in its evocation of a family divided by sexism and racism in 1960s Nigeria.
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Martin Amis
British Author
Deciding to write a novel about something - as opposed to finding you are writing a novel around something - sounds to me like a good evocation of writer's block.
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Elizabeth Bowen
Irish Novelist
Language is a mixture of statement and evocation.
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Frank Deford
American Writer
How did females become 'guys?' How did everyone become 'guys?' Remember, too, that a male guy was something of a scoundrel. And a wise guy was a fresh kid, a whippersnapper. In its most other famous evocation, men in Brooklyn said 'youse guys.' Damon Runyon referred to hustlers, gamblers, and other nefarious types as guys.
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David Gerrold
American Writer
Who are we?' And to me that's the essential question that's always been in science fiction. A lot of science fiction stories are - at their very best - evocations of that question. When we look up at the night sky and wonder, 'Is there anyone else out there?' we're also asking who we are we in relation to them.
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Steven Knight
English Director
There's such a wealth of literature from the 18th century and 19th century, George Eliot... Jane Austen... that's all about a genteel high society, relationships, all of that stuff. There wasn't ever really, apart from Dickens, a literary evocation of working class life.
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Rory MacLean
Canadian Historian
Mandy Sutter's 'Bush Meat' triumphs in its lean prose and true dialogue, in its disarming humour, in its evocation of a family divided by sexism and racism in 1960s Nigeria.
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Martin Amis
British Author
Deciding to write a novel about something - as opposed to finding you are writing a novel around something - sounds to me like a good evocation of writer's block.
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Elizabeth Bowen
Irish Novelist
Language is a mixture of statement and evocation.
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