convocation Definition
con·vo·ca·tion (kän′vō kā′s̸hən, -və-)
noun
- the act of convoking
- 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 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
- ‹ conviviality
- ‹ convivial
- ‹ convincing
- ‹ convinced
- ‹ convince oneself
- ‹ convince
- ‹ convictive
- ‹ conviction
- ‹ convict
- ‹ conveyor
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