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convocations

convocations is the plural of convocation.

Meaning of convocation

Noun

convocation (countable and uncountable, plural convocations)

  1. The act of calling or assembling by summons.
  2. An assembly or meeting.
  3. An assembly of the clergy, by their representatives, to consult on ecclesiastical affairs.
    • Convocation will sit in York too, so the northern church can have its say in how we worship God.2020, Hilary Mantel, The Mirror and the Light, Fourth Estate, page 409
  4. An academic assembly, in which the business of a university is transacted.
  5. (collective) A flock of eagles.
    • A convocation of eagles around the four corners of the army field flew in.2021, Poojitha Reddy Gosula, The Girl Who Reads Her Past Six Lives: She Is The Army-Chief, Notion Press

Questions about convocations

What is convocations the plural of?
Convocations is the plural of convocation.

Words near convocations in the dictionary

  1. convocation
  2. convocational
  3. convocationally
  4. convocationist
  5. convocationists
  6. convocations
  7. convoke
  8. convoked
  9. convoker
  10. convokers
  11. convokes

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