avocativeadj.n.
/əˈvɒkətɪv/ A. adj.
Calling off or away.
ΚΠ
1835 in J. Knowles Dict.
B. n.
Anything which calls away.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > lack of concentration, distraction > [noun] > cause of
by-thought1561
avocation1642
avocament1672
avocativea1677
dissipation1733
call-off1883
a1677 I. Barrow Brief Expos. Creed (1697) 248 All other incentives to vertue, and all avocatives from vice.
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