convocation
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English convocacioun, from Old French convocation, from Latin convocatio, convocationem.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun edit
convocation (countable and uncountable, plural convocations)
- The act of calling or assembling by summons.
- An assembly or meeting.
- (ecclesiastical) An assembly of the clergy, by their representatives, to consult on ecclesiastical affairs.
- 2020, Hilary Mantel, The Mirror and the Light, Fourth Estate, page 409:
- Convocation will sit in York too, so the northern church can have its say in how we worship God.
- An academic assembly, in which the business of a university is transacted.
- (collective) A flock of eagles.
Coordinate terms edit
- (academic assembly): commencement
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Translations edit
act of calling or assembling by summons
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assembly or meeting
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assembly of the clergy
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academic assembly
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French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin convocātiōnem.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
convocation f (plural convocations)
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Further reading edit
- “convocation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.