convocation
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6 sectionsContents
- Ecclesiastical convocations
- Convocations of Canterbury and York
- University use
- Other uses
- Notes
- References
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A convocation (from Latin convocare 'to call/come together', a rough calque of Greek ἐκκλησία ekklēsia) is a group of people formally assembled for a specific purpose, typically ecclesiastical or academic.