n. An assembly of the clergy, by their representatives, to consult on ecclesiastical affairs.
n. An academical assembly, in which the business of the university is transacted.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The act of calling or assembling by summons.
n. An assembly or meeting.
n. An assembly of the clergy, by their representatives, to consult on ecclesiastical affairs.
n. An academical assembly, in which the business of the university is transacted.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The act of calling together or assembling by summons.
n. An assembly.
n. [capitalized] An assembly of the clergy of the Church of England for the settlement of certain ecclesiastical affairs.
n. In the University of Cambridge, England, an assembly of the senate out of term time.
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n. the act of convoking
n. a group gathered in response to a summons
Word Usage
"For my Yankee readers, most of whom know not the term convocation, it's a word used for the ceremonies of entering and leaving university ... in other words a fancy-pants greeting and a graduation that is conducted primarily in Latin."