1. evocation(n = noun.cognition) - imaginative re-creation;
is a kind of imagery, imagination, imaging, mental imagery
Derived form verb evoke5
2. evocation(n = noun.cognition) summoning - calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations;
is a kind of conjuration, conjuring, conjury, invocation
is a part of dispossession, exorcism
Derived form verb evoke4
3. evocation(n = noun.cognition) elicitation, induction - stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors; "the elicitation of his testimony was not easy"
is a kind of input, stimulant, stimulation, stimulus
Derived forms verb evoke2, verb evoke1
The act of calling out or forth. Sir. T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
"The evocation of that better spirit." [1913 Webster]