convocation

[ kon-vuh-key-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act of convoking.
2. the state of being convoked.
3. a group of people gathered in answer to a summons; assembly.
4. Anglican Church. either of the two provincial synods or assemblies of the clergy.
5. Protestant Episcopal Church.
   1. an assembly of the clergy of part of a diocese.
   2. the area represented at such an assembly.
6. a formal assembly at a college or university, especially for a graduation ceremony.

convocation

/ ˌkɒnvəˈkeɪʃən /

noun

1. a large formal assembly, esp one specifically convened
2. the act of convoking or state of being convoked
3. Church of England either of the synods of the provinces of Canterbury or York
4. Episcopal Church
   1. an assembly of the clergy and part of the laity of a diocese
   2. a district represented at such an assembly
5. sometimes capital (in some British universities) a legislative assembly composed mainly of graduates
6. (in India) a degree-awarding ceremony
7. (in Australia and New Zealand) the graduate membership of a university

Derived Forms

• ˈconvoˌcator, noun
• ˌconvoˈcational, adjective

Other Words From

• convo·cation·al adjective
• convo·cation·al·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of convocation¹

1350–1400; Middle English convocacio ( u ) n (< Middle French ) < Latin convocātiōn- (stem of convocātiō ). See convoke, -ation

Synonym Study

See convention.

Example Sentences

The typically somber atmosphere at the bi-annual church convocation was punctuated by hollers, applause and a shout of “brill!”

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I show one to my college adviser, a semi-famous poet; he has just chosen me to attend a poetry convocation in Indiana.

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And know this: Despite the willfully informal name, the import of such a convocation was immense.

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The new creed, called the King's Book, approved by the houses of convocation, and made the standard of English orthodoxy.

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During the last year such a convocation was held at Tahlequah, the seat of the Cherokee government.

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For "Convocation" one must of course, in Cambridge language, read "Senate."

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He felt that his proper place was in the centre of the great events announced and begun by this convocation.

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The month of December, 1563, witnessed the close of that celebrated convocation, the Council of Trent.

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Related Words

• confab