evocations
Things that conjure
Evocations are things that call something to mind or summon it forth.
A scent can be an evocation of childhood; a piece of music an evocation of a particular era.
The word implies something conjured rather than directly stated—atmosphere, memory, or feeling brought into presence through suggestion: The novel's evocations of small-town life felt authentic.
In occult contexts, an evocation is a ritual summoning of spirits.
Recalling past experiences
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- retrospectionContemplating past events
anamnesis · remembrance · wistfulness · memoir · souvenir · keepsake · memorabilia · sentimentality
Indirect reference to something
- hintIndirect suggestion
- intimationIndirect indication of something
- insinuationIndirect, usually negative suggestion
- connotationImplied sense, not dictionary
undertone · subtext · implication · inference · nuance · overtone · echo · trace
Mood of surroundings
- moodPrevailing emotional condition
- auraPerceived emanation surrounding someone
- vibeIntuitive sense of mood
- toneQuality of sound
feel · resonance · tenor · character · spirit · essence · quality · air
Calling forth deliberately
- incantationSpoken magical formula
- conjurationMagical act of summoning
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- séanceSpirit communication ritual
channeling · apparition · spirit · meditation · transcendence · mantra · sacred · divination
reminiscence
Recalling past experiences
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
retrospection · anamnesis · remembrance · wistfulness · memoir · souvenir · keepsake · memorabilia · sentimentality · yearning
allusion
Indirect reference to something
- hintIndirect suggestion
- intimationIndirect indication of something
- insinuationIndirect, usually negative suggestion
connotation · undertone · subtext · implication · inference · nuance · overtone · echo · trace · whisper
ambiance
Mood of surroundings
- moodPrevailing emotional condition
- auraPerceived emanation surrounding someone
- vibeIntuitive sense of mood
tone · feel · resonance · tenor · character · spirit · essence · quality · air · presence
summoning
Calling forth deliberately
- incantationSpoken magical formula
- conjurationMagical act of summoning
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
séance · channeling · apparition · spirit · meditation · transcendence · mantra · sacred · divination · oracle
visualization
Forming mental or graphical images
tableau · vignette · scene · picture · vision · panorama · landscape · iconography · representation · illustration
- magicwizard, wand, sorcerer, witchcraft, mage
evocationssuppressions
Acts of forcibly subduing
repressions · inhibitions · banishments · dismissals · stiflings
evocationsconcealments
Acts of hiding something
obscurations · burials · hidings · veiling · masking
evocationsobliterations
Complete destructions or erasures
erasures · extinctions · annihilations · forgettings · expungements