Evocation

Word EVOCATION
Character 9
Hyphenation ev o ca tion
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Definitions and meanings of "Evocation"

What do we mean by evocation?

The act of evoking. noun

Creation anew through the power of the memory or imagination. noun

A calling or bringing from concealment; a calling forth: as, among the ancient Romans, the evocation of the gods of a besieged city to join the besiegers. noun

In civil law, the removal of a suit from an inferior to a superior tribunal. noun

The act of calling out or forth. noun

The act of calling out or forth, or evoking. noun

Calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations noun

Stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors noun

Imaginative re-creation noun

The act of calling out or forth, or evoking.

1. bringing strong images, memories, or feelings to mind 2. also, something that a TV travel host finds interesting when traveling through Europe Urban Dictionary

N. a powerful forced exerted from within that generates extreme energy needed to perform certain tasks Urban Dictionary

The Papa (or leader) of those who enjoy old-school genres, usually an artist of some kind. Synonym: Retro Father Urban Dictionary

The acronym EVOC stands for 1. Enterprise Virtual Operations Center (EDS) Vrtual, online command center for incident management and operations. 2. Emergency Vehicle Operations Course As an emergency vehicle operator, you face distractions and hazards that other drivers never encounter. With the siren screaming and lights flashing, you weave around traffic and squeeze through narrow spaces all the while keeping an ever watchful eye on other vehicles and pedestrians. You concentrate on your driving while paramedics care for the patient enroute, but his condition and urgent need for added medical attention heightens your stress. It is your responsibility to reach the nearest health care facility quickly and safely. 3. East Village Opera Company (New York) The East Village Opera Company (EVOC) is a rock group co-founded by Tyley Ross and Peter Kiesewalter. 4. Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations Council (Edinburgh, Scotland, UK) 5. End Violence On Campus Urban Dictionary

Emergency Vehicle Operations Course Urban Dictionary

Making thoughts to your mind; visualising Urban Dictionary

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The word "evocation" in example sentences

Nothing Geoff Dyer has written before is as wonderfully unbridled, as dead-on in evocation of place, longing, and the possibility of neurotic enlightenment, as irrepressibly entertaining as Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I know he's not the characters in his songs, but the evocation is strong, ain't it? ❋ Unknown (2006)

The evocation is a funky post-apocalyptic underwater future set in a scene from the inside cover of Parliament's ❋ Unknown (2010)

I stared into the pallid milk of dawn and the words came out aloud: "To see and to be." in what I must call the evocation of spirits, though I do not know what they are, in the power of creating magical illusions, in the visions of truth in the depths of the mind when the eyes are closed; and I believe in [several] doctrines, which have, as I think, been handed down from early times, and been the foundations of nearly all magical practices. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He never however renounced a kind of evocation, a calling forth that truly defines deconstruction. ❋ Lawlor, Leonard (2006)

As for enlisting the resourceful Wilma production for being "more evocative of the real-life Housman's seething emotions than the text itself," Mr. Mendelsohn unluckily picks an evocation which is prescribed in the stage directions. ❋ Stoppard, Tom (2000)

With this specific kind of evocation of dread and allure, it has to be something off of Massive Attack's ❋ Unknown (2009)

Myung Dong refers to a high-rent, youth-oriented shopping district in Seoul, thus "1st Avenue" is a kind of evocation of both Fifth Avenue and SoHo. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Avenue "is a kind of evocation of both Fifth Avenue and SoHo. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I ascend into its column and find an evocation of unfiltered being. ❋ PhD Bradford Keeney (2010)

Aside from being a clear progressive anthem (with strong evocation of evangelical christian fundamentalism*), Born Again American is also a new experiment in crowdsourcing. ❋ Unknown (2009)

However, “what distinguishes the cathedral of this epoch from preceding architecture is not the eschatological theme but the different mode of its evocation … it is not sufficient to ask what the Gothic cathedral represents [but] how the Gothic cathedral represents the vision of heaven”. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In its evocation of a very bad man, "Carlos" threads the same line as "The Baader Meinhof Complex," a 2008 German movie about the outlaw gang that traumatized West Germany in the 1970s. ❋ Paul Farhi (2010)

His 2009 novel, "Geoff in Venice, Death in Varanasi," is an unflinching picture of the hypocrisy, illusion and sheer silliness of the world of contemporary art as well as a haunting evocation of the spirits of India. ❋ Cynthia Crossen (2011)

The ballet is a superb showcase for its two leads, but also shows the acting skills of the entire company as a whole in its evocation of the louche underbelly of 18th-century Paris. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Be sure to drink [one shot] of [whiskey] any time he says "evocative", and two shots whenever [the thing] he's talking about actually is evocative. ❋ Dreamosophical (2018)

Focusing himself with [evocation], John was able to lift the 16 [ton] [bulldozer]. ❋ Joodan (2008)

[Ricky] Summer is my favorite Evocative Papa. He really goes [all out] when it comes to the [retrofuture] style! ❋ Synonymynymynym (2020)

1. The new virtual operations center will be showcased at the Experience IT conference at the Disneyland Hotel on July 29 and 30. Sponsored by the City of Anaheim, EDS and Government Technology Magazine. 2. I would recommend getting that [evoc] training as soon as possible. Depending what vehicles your training on will prelude what instrucotr to get. 3. [EVOC's] music has drawn comparisons to other contemporary artists in pop culture including the [Trans-Siberian] Orchestra, Mannheim Steamroller, or Metallica's S&M (Symphony and Metallica) album. Fans of [EVOC] generally reject these comparisons for various reasons. 4. The Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations Council is organizing a raise fund for homeless people. 5. It’s high time to put an end to violence on campus, las night two girls were sexually assaulted while walking to their dorms. ❋ B@aRbIe GiRl (2011)

[Aww man], You [passed] EVOC and I didn't! What a [bummer]. ❋ Wanker69bruhmoment (2020)

[The sweet] [scent] of the boquet was evocative of [the wild] flowers ❋ Obnoxious Ostrich (2017)

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