evocation
Bringing forth feelings
Evocation is the act of calling something to mind or summoning it forth.
A smell can trigger an evocation of childhood.
Writers aim for evocation of time and place.
The word suggests something conjured rather than stated directly—atmosphere, memory, emotion brought vividly to presence through indirect means.
In occult contexts, evocation is the summoning of spirits or supernatural entities.
Spoken magical formula
- summoningCalling forth deliberately
- conjurationMagical act of summoning
- séanceSpirit communication ritual
- prayerAddress to deity
chant · ritual · ceremony · calling · beseeching · entreaty · plea · appeal
Forming mental or graphical images
- depictionRepresentation in art
- portrayalDepiction of someone
- representationDepiction or likeness
- vividnessIntense clarity or lifelikeness
rendering · picture · scene · tableau · conjuring · suggestion · impression · atmosphere
Recalling past experiences
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
retrospection · mnemonic · memento · keepsake · souvenir · bygone · yesteryear · wistfulness
Implied identity comparison
- simileComparison via "as"
- symbolismRepresenting concepts through images
- figurativeRepresenting through imagery
- allusionIndirect reference to something
suggestion · connotation · nuance · subtext · undertone · implication · expressiveness · eloquence
Surpassing usual limits
- spiritualRelating to the soul
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- esotericAccessible to few
occult · oracle · divination · shamanic · astral · aura · otherworldly · supernatural
incantation
Spoken magical formula
- summoningCalling forth deliberately
- conjurationMagical act of summoning
- séanceSpirit communication ritual
prayer · chant · ritual · ceremony · calling · beseeching · entreaty · plea · appeal · petition
visualization
Forming mental or graphical images
- depictionRepresentation in art
- portrayalDepiction of someone
- representationDepiction or likeness
vividness · rendering · picture · scene · tableau · conjuring · suggestion · impression · atmosphere · mood
reminiscence
Recalling past experiences
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
remembrance · retrospection · mnemonic · memento · keepsake · souvenir · bygone · yesteryear · wistfulness · longing
metaphor
Implied identity comparison
- simileComparison via "as"
- symbolismRepresenting concepts through images
- figurativeRepresenting through imagery
allusion · suggestion · connotation · nuance · subtext · undertone · implication · expressiveness · eloquence · lyrical
transcendence
Surpassing usual limits
esoteric · occult · oracle · divination · shamanic · astral · aura · otherworldly · supernatural · numinous
- magicwizard, wand, sorcerer, witchcraft, mage
- poetrypoem, poems, poetry, verse, verses
- magic wordsabracadabra, alakazam, hocus pocus, presto, open sesame
- spellsspell, cast, conjure, curse, enchantment
- demonologydemons, devil, Satan, Lucifer, Lilith
- occultwitchcraft, sorcery, necromancy, black magic, tarot
evocationsuppression
Forcible prevention or concealment
banishment · repression · exorcism · dispelling · forgetting
evocationblandness
Absence of distinctive qualities
flatness · lifelessness · sterility · dullness · inexpressiveness
evocationconcealment
Act of hiding something
obscuration · suppression · veiling · hiding · obfuscation