convocation

n. ஒருங்கழைப்பு, கூட்டவை, பேரவை, பல்கலைக்கழகப் பட்டமளிப்புப் பேரவை, ஆக்ஸ்போர்டு முதலிய பல்கலைக்கழகங்களின் சட்டமன்றம், பிரிட்டனில் காண்டர்பெரி யார்க் ஆகிய மாகாணங்களின் சமயகுருமார் திருக்கூட்டம்.

Synonyms

assemblage meeting gathering conference cabinet convocation congress session synod treaty compact

Antonyms

recess non-convention dissolution prorogation promise understanding word parole

Con`vo*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. convocatio: cf. F. convocation. See Convoke.] 1. The act of calling or assembling by summons. 2. An assembly or meeting. In the first day there shall be a holy convocation. Ex. xii. 16. 3. (Ch. of Eng.) Defn: An assembly of the clergy, by their representatives, to consult on ecclesiastical affairs. 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. 4. (Oxf. University) Defn: An academical assembly, in which the business of the university is transacted. Syn. -- meeting; assembly; congregation; congress; diet; convention; synod; council.

convocation - Similar Words

convocational convocationist consociation invocation conviction convection concoction vocation conation univocation