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convocation

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con⋅vo⋅ca⋅tion

  [kon-vuh-key-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the act of convoking.
2. the state of being convoked.
3. a group of people gathered in answer to a summons; assembly.
4. Anglican Church. either of the two provincial synods or assemblies of the clergy.
5. Protestant Episcopal Church.
a. an assembly of the clergy of part of a diocese.
b. the area represented at such an assembly.
6. a formal assembly at a college or university, esp. for a graduation ceremony.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME convocacio(u)n (< MF) < L convocātiōn- (s. of convocātiō). See convoke, -ation

Related forms:
con⋅vo⋅ca⋅tion⋅al, adjective
con⋅vo⋅ca⋅tion⋅al⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
3. See convention.
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con·vo·ca·tion   (kŏn'və-kā'shən)   
n.  

    1. The act of convoking.

    2. A group of people convoked, especially the members of a college or university community who are assembled for a ceremony.

    3. An assembly of the clergy and representative laity of a section of a diocese of the Episcopal Church.

    4. The district represented at such an assembly.

  2. A clerical assembly of the Anglican Church similar to a synod but assembling only when called.

    1. An assembly of the clergy and representative laity of a section of a diocese of the Episcopal Church.

    2. The district represented at such an assembly.

con'vo·ca'tion·al adj.
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Word Origin & History

convocation 
1387, from L. convocationem, from convocare "to call together," from com- "together" + vocare "to call," from vox "voice" (see voice).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Bible Dictionary

Convocation

a meeting of a religious character as distinguished from congregation, which was more general, dealing with political and legal matters. Hence it is called an "holy convocation." Such convocations were the Sabbaths (Lev. 23:2, 3), the Passover (Ex. 12:16; Lev. 23:7, 8; Num. 28:25), Pentecost (Lev. 23:21), the feast of Trumpets (Lev. 23:24; Num. 29:1), the feast of Weeks (Num. 28:26), and the feast of Tabernacles (Lev. 23:35, 36). The great fast, the annual day of atonement, was "the holy convocation" (Lev. 23:27; Num. 29:7).

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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