Convocation Definition

kŏnvə-kāshən
noun
The act of convoking.
Webster's New World
A group of people convoked, especially the members of a college or university community who are assembled for a ceremony.
American Heritage
A clerical assembly of the Anglican Church similar to a synod but assembling only when called.
American Heritage
A group that has been convoked; esp., an ecclesiastical or academic assembly.
Webster's New World
The district represented at such an assembly.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Convocation

Noun

Singular:
convocation
Plural:
convocations

Origin of Convocation

  • From Old French convocation, from Latin convocare (“to come together”)

    From Wiktionary

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