Both Uses of
summon
in
The Idiot
- Before I reached home I was met and summoned to the major's, so that it was some while before I actually got there.†
Chpt 1.14summoned = called forth; or called to come
- Lizabetha Prokofievna summoned a secret council of two, and insisted upon the general's demanding from the prince a full explanation of his relations with Nastasia Philipovna.†
Chpt 4.5 *
Definition:
to call to appear, come, or take action -- often used for official or serious situations, including legal notices or emotional/spiritual urges