Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Evocation /ēvˌ-ōk-āsh'-ən/ · Ev·o·ca·tion · IPA /ˌiːvoʊkˈeɪʃən/ 01 n. The act of calling out or forth. 1. The act of calling out or forth. “The evocation of that better spirit.” — M. Arnold.