Meanings
plural convocations
- countableuncountableThe act of calling or assembling by summons.
- countableuncountableAn assembly or meeting.
- countableuncountableecclesiasticalAn 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 - countableuncountableAn academic assembly, in which the business of a university is transacted.
- collectivecountableuncountableA 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 Press2 more examples
A convocation of eagles noticed that the young bird was without his mother and took pity on him.
2015, Prasenjeet Kumar, Quiet Phoenix 2: From Failure to Fulfilment: A Memoir of an Introverted Childthe bird called out to the convocations of eagles where they soared in spirals of wind
2019, Karen Clavelle, The Mother Goose Letters, At Bay Press
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinconvocatio, convocationem
- Old Frenchconvocation
- Middle Englishconvocacioun
- Englishconvocation
From Middle English convocacioun, from Old French convocation, from Latin convocatio, convocationem.
More words from Middle English, Old French, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian свикване, събиране
- свикване (svikvane)act of calling or assembling by summons
- събиране (săbirane)assembly or meeting
- събрание (săbranie)assembly or meeting
- събор (săbor)assembly of the clergy
Czech svolání, shromáždění
- svoláníact of calling or assembling by summons
- shromážděníassembly or meeting
- synodassembly of the clergy
- konvokaceassembly of the clergy
- konvokaceacademic assembly
Dutch bijeenroeping, oproeping
- bijeenroepingact of calling or assembling by summons
- oproepingact of calling or assembling by summons
- bijeenkomstassembly or meeting
- convocatieassembly of the clergy
Finnish koollekutsuminen, kutsu
- koollekutsuminenact of calling or assembling by summons
- kutsuact of calling or assembling by summons
- kokousassembly or meeting
- tapaaminenassembly or meeting
- tilaisuusassembly or meeting
- kirkolliskokousassembly of the clergy
Hindi दीक्षान्त समारोह
- दीक्षान्त समारोह (dīkṣānt samāroh)academic assembly
Irish comhghairm
- comhghairmact of calling or assembling by summons
Malay konvokesyen
- konvokesyenacademic assembly
Polish zwołanie, zebranie
- zwołanieact of calling or assembling by summons
- zebranieassembly or meeting
- wiecassembly or meeting
- zgromadzenieassembly or meeting
- konwokacjaassembly or meeting
- konwokacjaassembly of the clergy
- konwokacjaacademic assembly
Russian созы́в, собра́ние
- созы́в (sozýv)act of calling or assembling by summons
- собра́ние (sobránije)assembly or meeting
- сове́т (sovét)assembly or meeting
- сино́д (sinód)assembly of the clergy
Swedish konvokation, konvokation c möte
- konvokationact of calling or assembling by summons
- konvokation c möteassembly or meeting
- riksmöteassembly or meeting
- riksdagassembly or meeting
- konvokationassembly of the clergy
- kyrkomöteassembly of the clergy
Ukrainian скликання
- скликання (sklykannja)act of calling or assembling by summons
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with convocation
Cite this entry
convocation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/convocation
“convocation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/convocation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “convocation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/convocation.
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