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AdvocationAdvocation Ad`vo*ca"tion, n. [L. advocatio: cf. OF. avocation.
See Advowson.]
1. The act of advocating or pleading; plea; advocacy.
[Archaic]
The holy Jesus . . . sits in heaven in a perpetual
advocation for us. --Jer. Taylor.
2. Advowson. [Obs.]
The donations or advocations of church livings.
--Sanderson.
3. (Scots Law) The process of removing a cause from an
inferior court to the supreme court. --Bell. ConvocationConvocation Con`vo*ca"tion, n. [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.) 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) An academical assembly, in which the
business of the university is transacted.
Syn: meeting; assembly; congregation; congress; diet;
convention; synod; council. Convocational
Convocational Con`vo*ca"tion*al, a.
Of or pertaining to a convocation.
Convocationist
Convocationist Con`vo*ca"tion*ist, n.
An advocate or defender of convocation.
Devocation
Devocation Dev`o*ca"tion, n. [L. devocare to call off or away;
de + vocare to call.]
A calling off or away. [R.] --Hallywell.
EquivocationEquivocation E*quiv`o*ca"tion, n.
The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification,
with a purpose to mislead.
There being no room for equivocations, there is no need
of distinctions. --Locke.
Syn: Prevarication; ambiguity; shuffling; evasion; guibbling.
See Equivocal, a., and Prevaricate, v. i. Invocation
Invocation In`vo*ca"tion, n. [F. invocation, L. invocatio.]
1. The act or form of calling for the assistance or presence
of some superior being; earnest and solemn entreaty; esp.,
prayer offered to a divine being.
Sweet invocation of a child; most pretty and
pathetical! --Shak.
The whole poem is a prayer to Fortune, and the
invocation is divided between the two deities.
--Addison.
2. (Law) A call or summons; especially, a judicial call,
demand, or order; as, the invocation of papers or evidence
into court.
ProvocationProvocation Prov`o*ca"tion, n. [F. provocation, L. provocatio.
See Provoke.]
1. The act of provoking, or causing vexation or, anger.
--Fabyan.
2. That which provokes, or excites anger; the cause of
resentment; as, to give provocation. --Paley.
3. Incitement; stimulus; as, provocation to mirth.
4. (Law) Such prior insult or injury as may be supposed,
under the circumstances, to create hot blood, and to
excuse an assault made in retort or redress.
5. An appeal to a court.
Note: [A Latinism] [Obs.] --Ayliffe. Sevocation
Sevocation Sev`o*ca"tion, n. [L. sevocare, sevocatum, to call
aside.]
A calling aside. [Obs.]
Univocation
Univocation U*niv`o*ca"tion, n. [Cf. F. univocation.]
Agreement of name and meaning. [Obs.] --Whiston.
Meaning of Vocation from wikipedia
- A
vocation (from
Latin vocatio 'a call, summons') is an
occupation to
which a
person is
especially drawn or for
which they are suited,
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Vocation, Alabama, a
community in the
United States "
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Rabindranath Tagore Vocations, a play...
- "Politics as a
Vocation" (German:
Politik als Beruf) is an
essay by
German economist and
sociologist Max
Weber (1864–1920). It
originated in the second...
- "
Vocation" (Bengali: বিচিত্র সাধ) is a poem
written by
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echoes a child's ever-changing
dreams for the ****ure, the
search for a vocation...
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Novelist as a
Vocation (職業としての小説家, Shokugyō to ****e no Shōset****) is an
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Haruki Murakami published by
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- The
Vocation of Man (German: Die
Bestimmung des Menschen) is a work by
Johann Gottlieb Fichte. The work was
originally published by
Fichte in 1799 and...
- The
Suspended Vocation (French: La
vocation suspendue) is a 1978
French drama film
directed by
Chilean filmmaker Raúl Ruiz. It is a free
adaptation of...
- The
Vocation of the
Apostles is a
fresco by the
Italian Renaissance painter Domenico Ghirlandaio,
executed in 1481–1482 and
located in the
Sistine Chapel...
