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convocation Definition

con·vo·ca·tion (kän′vō kās̸hən, -və-)

noun

  1. the act of convoking
  2. a group that has been convoked; esp., an ecclesiastical or academic assembly

Etymology: ME convocacioun < L convocatio

convocation Related Forms

con′·vo·ca·tional adjective

convocation Synonyms

convocation

n.

convocation Usage Examples

Preposition: of

Anglican: Now of course it stands instead for Convocation of Anglicans in North America a term first used officially in November 2005.

Converse of subject

elect: Five representatives elected by the Convocation from its own members.

Adjective modifier

  • annual: Council has ad interim administrative authority until the next ensuing Annual Convocation.
  • regular: The Minutes of the Regular Convocation of 28 April 2005 were confirmed.
  • great: They had equality on the level of worship and praise in the great convocations of Israel.
  • future: Future Convocations will be held on 27 April 2006, 8 November 2006, 26 April 2007.
  • first: Strangely this will be the first convocation at which I will understand the address.

Modifies a noun

  • lecture: Judicial inquiry His Honor Judge Barrington Black is to deliver the annual Convocation lecture on June 19.
  • address: Convocation Address at Peshawar University, November 30, 1967, Peshawar, Pakistan.
  • student: The Convocation Student of the Year 2005 is Kathleen Graham, who is graduating with first class honors degree in Speech and Language Therapy.

Browse dictionary entries near convocation

  1. conviviality
  2. convivial
  3. convincing
  4. convinced
  5. convince oneself
  6. convince
  7. convictive
  8. conviction
  9. convict
  10. conveyor
  1. convoke
  2. convolute
  3. convoluted
  4. convolution
  5. convolve
  6. convolvulus
  7. convoy
  8. convulse
  9. convulsion
  10. convulsive