What does convocate mean?
Convocate means (transitive, obsolete) To call together (people); to convoke..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(transitive, obsolete) To call together (people); to convoke..
To the Apoſtolical authority (ſaid Pope Adrian I.) by our Lord's command, and by the merits of Saint Peter, and by the decrees of the Holy Canons and of the Venerable Fathers, a right and ſpecial povver of convocating Synods hath many vviſe been committed; […]
A General Synod was when all the Bishops of every Diocess of the whole Empire were Convocated by the Emperour
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Convocate means (transitive, obsolete) To call together (people); to convoke..
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To the Apoſtolical authority (ſaid Pope Adrian I.) by our Lord's command, and by the merits of Saint Peter, and by the decrees of the Holy Canons and of the Venerable Fathers, a right and ſpecial povver of convocating Synods hath many vviſe been committed; […]
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