convocation 音标拼音: [k
, ɑnvək'eʃən]
n . 召集,集会,教士会议
召集,集会,教士会议
convocation n 1 :
a group gathered in response to a summons 2 :
the act of convoking [
synonym : {
convocation }, {
calling together }]
Convocation \
Con `
vo *
ca "
tion \,
n . [
L .
convocatio :
cf .
F .
convocation .
See {
Convoke }.]
1 .
The act of calling or assembling by summons .
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2 .
An assembly or meeting .
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In the first day there shall be a holy convocation .
--
Ex .
xii .
16 .
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3 . (
Ch .
of Eng .)
An assembly of the clergy ,
by their representatives ,
to consult on ecclesiastical affairs .
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Note :
In England ,
the provinces of Canterbury and York have each their convocation ,
but no session for business were allowed from 1717 to 1861 .
The Convocation of Canterbury consists of two houses .
In the Convocation of York the business has been generally conducted in one assembly .
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4 . (
Oxf .
University )
An academical assembly ,
in which the business of the university is transacted .
Syn :
meeting ;
assembly ;
congregation ;
congress ;
diet ;
convention ;
synod ;
council .
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107 Moby Thesaurus words for "
convocation ":
Council of Nicaea ,
Council of Trent ,
Lateran Council ,
Vatican Council ,
assemblee ,
assembly ,
assignation ,
at home ,
baccalaureate service ,
ball ,
beck ,
beck and call ,
bidding ,
brawl ,
call ,
calling ,
calling forth ,
caucus ,
celebration ,
ceremonial ,
ceremony ,
chapter ,
classis ,
colloquium ,
commencement ,
commission ,
committee ,
conciliarism ,
conclave ,
concourse ,
conference ,
congregation ,
congress ,
consistory ,
conventicle ,
convention ,
council ,
dance ,
date ,
diet ,
diocesan conference ,
ecclesiastical council ,
ecumenical council ,
eisteddfod ,
empty formality ,
evocation ,
exercise ,
exercises ,
festivity ,
fete ,
forgathering ,
formal ,
formality ,
forum ,
function ,
gathering ,
get -
together ,
graduation ,
graduation exercises ,
housewarming ,
inaugural ,
inauguration ,
indent ,
initiation ,
invocation ,
levee ,
liturgy ,
meet ,
meeting ,
mummery ,
nod ,
observance ,
office ,
panel ,
parochial church council ,
parochial council ,
party ,
performance ,
plenary council ,
plenum ,
preconization ,
presbytery ,
prom ,
quorum ,
rally ,
reception ,
religious ceremony ,
rendezvous ,
requisition ,
rite ,
rite de passage ,
rite of passage ,
ritual ,
seance ,
service ,
session ,
shindig ,
sit -
in ,
sitting ,
soiree ,
solemnity ,
solemnization ,
summons ,
symposium ,
synod ,
turnout ,
vestry 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 ).
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