单词 | evocatory |
释义 | evocatoryadj. Having the function of evoking or calling forth. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [adjective] > of or relating to black magic > calling up a spirit evocatorya1711 a1711 T. Ken Psyche iv, in Wks. (1721) IV. 266 Satan..Saw an old Clinick breathing out his last, And his evocatory Fiends enjoin'd Whom he to tare away his Soul assign'd. 1817 tr. Dubois' People of India xi The Mantras..are of various sorts, invocatory, evocatory, deprecatory, conservatory. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < adj.a1711 |
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