convocation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kɒn.vəˈkeɪ.ʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /kɑn.vəˈkeɪ.ʃən/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English convocacioun, from Old French convocation, from Latin convocatio, convocationem.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The act of calling or assembling by summons.
- (countable, uncountable) An assembly or meeting.
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(countable, uncountable) An assembly of the clergy, by their representatives, to consult on ecclesiastical affairs.
Convocation will sit in York too, so the northern church can have its say in how we worship God.
2020, Hilary Mantel, The Mirror and the Light, Fourth Estate, page 409:
- (countable, uncountable) An academic assembly, in which the business of a university is transacted.
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(collective, countable, uncountable) A flock of eagles.
A convocation of eagles noticed that the young bird was without his mother and took pity on him.
2015, Prasenjeet Kumar, Quiet Phoenix 2: From Failure to Fulfilment: A Memoir of an Introverted Child:A convocation of eagles around the four corners of the army field flew in.
2021, Poojitha Reddy Gosula, The Girl Who Reads Her Past Six Lives: She Is The Army-Chief, Notion Press:the bird called out to the convocations of eagles where they soared in spirals of wind
2019, Karen Clavelle, The Mother Goose Letters, At Bay Press:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| convocations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
commencement (academic assembly)
Deriveds
convocationist · reconvocation · convocational · klonvocation
Relateds
Translations (48)
pl konwokacja (assembly or meeting) · ota درنك (assembly or meeting) · fi kirkolliskokous (assembly of the clergy) · ru сино́д (assembly of the clergy) · uk скликання (act of calling or assembling by summons) · nl bijeenroeping (act of calling or assembling by summons) · bg свикване (act of calling or assembling by summons) · ga comhghairm (act of calling or assembling by summons) · fi kutsu (act of calling or assembling by summons) · ru собра́ние (assembly or meeting) · ota محفل (assembly or meeting) · nl convocatie (assembly of the clergy) · ms konvokesyen (academic assembly) · ota انجمن (assembly or meeting) · az çağırış (act of calling or assembling by summons) · cs konvokace (assembly of the clergy) · nl bijeenkomst (assembly or meeting) · pl konwokacja (assembly of the clergy) · hi दीक्षान्त समारोह (academic assembly) · pl zwołanie (act of calling or assembling by summons) · nl oproeping (act of calling or assembling by summons) · sv konvokation (assembly of the clergy) · pl zebranie (assembly or meeting) · pl zgromadzenie (assembly or meeting) · sv kyrkomöte (assembly of the clergy) · pl wiec (assembly or meeting) · sv riksdag (assembly or meeting) · fi koollekutsuminen (act of calling or assembling by summons) · bg събор (assembly of the clergy) · ru созы́в (act of calling or assembling by summons) · fi tapaaminen (assembly or meeting) · ota جمعیت (assembly or meeting) · cs svolání (act of calling or assembling by summons) · cs konvokace (academic assembly) · hy գումարում (act of calling or assembling by summons) · sv konvokation c möte (assembly or meeting) · ota اجتماع (assembly or meeting) · cs synod (assembly of the clergy) · pl konwokacja (academic assembly) · bg събиране (assembly or meeting) · sv konvokation (act of calling or assembling by summons) · sv riksmöte (assembly or meeting) · cs shromáždění (assembly or meeting) · ota مجلس (assembly or meeting) · ru сове́т (assembly or meeting) · fi tilaisuus (assembly or meeting) · bg събрание (assembly or meeting) · fi kokous (assembly or meeting)