CONVOCATION


Meaning of CONVOCATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkän-və-ˈkā-shən ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, from Latin convocation-, convocatio, from convocare

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : an assembly of persons convoked

b.

(1) : an assembly of bishops and representative clergy of the Church of England

(2) : a consultative assembly of clergy and lay delegates from one part of an Episcopal diocese ; also : a territorial division of an Episcopal diocese

c. : a ceremonial assembly of members of a college or university

2. : the act or process of convoking

• con·vo·ca·tion·al -shnəl, -shə-n ə l adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.