Bible Dictionary: Convention

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) The act of coming together; the state of being together; union; coalition.

2. (v. i.) General agreement or concurrence; arbitrary custom; usage; conventionality.

3. (n.) A meeting or an assembly of persons, esp. of delegates or representatives, to accomplish some specific object, -- civil, social, political, or ecclesiastical.

4. (n.) An extraordinary assembly of the parliament or estates of the realm, held without the king's writ, -- as the assembly which restored Charles II. to the throne, and that which declared the throne to be abdicated by James II.

5. (n.) An agreement or contract less formal than, or preliminary to, a treaty; an informal compact, as between commanders of armies in respect to suspension of hostilities, or between states; also, a formal agreement between governments or sovereign powers; as, a postal convention between two governments.

Library

At an Annual Convention.
... ASSOCIATIONS, CONVENTIONS, AND MISSIONARY MEETINGS. 725. " At an Annual
Convention. 725. LM H. Ballou. At an Annual Convention. ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/adams/hymns for christian devotion/725 at an annual.htm

Excursus on the Convention Said to have Been Held in Paris, AD 825 ...
... The Sixth Ecumenical Council. Excursus on the Convention said to have been
held in Paris, ad 825. It is curious that besides the ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/excursus on the convention said.htm

The Emperor Orders a Convention Composed of all the Various Sects. ...
... Book V. Chapter X."The Emperor orders a Convention composed of All the Various
Sects. Arcadius is proclaimed Augustus. The Novatians ...
/.../the ecclesiastical history of scholasticus/chapter x the emperor orders a.htm

Sermon at the Fourth Annual Convention of the Brotherhood of St. ...
... V. /SERMON AT THE FOURTH ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE BROTHERHOOD OF ST. ANDREW
IN CLEVELAND, OHIO, SEPT. 29, 1889/. "/God so loved ...
//christianbookshelf.org/whipple/five sermons/v sermon at the fourth.htm

What Occurred Relative to the Same Subject in the Preparatory ...
... 7. What occurred relative to the same subject in the Preparatory Convention.
To these it is also necessary to add a report which ...
/.../arminius/the works of james arminius vol 1/7 what occurred relative to.htm

Visits Midway. Attends the Missouri State Convention. Reflections. ...
... CHAPTER XVII. Visits Midway. Attends the Missouri State Convention. Reflections. ...
Country Home. Takes Cold at the Lexington Convention. Goes to Florida. ...
/.../chapter xvii visits midway attends.htm

Sermon at the Opening Services of the General Convention, October ...
... I. SERMON AT THE OPENING SERVICES OF THE GENERAL CONVENTION, OCTOBER 2,
1889. "We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have ...
//christianbookshelf.org/whipple/five sermons/i sermon at the opening.htm

Concerning the Second Holy General Council, and the Place and ...
... Book VII. Chapter VII."Concerning the Second Holy General Council, and the Place
and Cause of its Convention. Abdication of Gregory the Theologian. ...
/.../chapter vii concerning the second holy.htm

Further Particulars Concerning the Term "Consubstantial. " Council ...
... Book III. Chapter XIX."Further Particulars concerning the Term "Consubstantial."
Council of Ariminum, the Manner, Source, and Reason of its Convention. ...
/.../chapter xix further particulars concerning the.htm

Prefatory Note.
... In his address to the Diocesan Convention of 1881, Bishop Williams suggested the
appointment of a committee to provide for the appropriate commemoration of the ...
/.../various/the sermons and addresses at the seabury centenary/prefatory note.htm

Thesaurus

Convention (1 Occurrence)
... respect to suspension of hostilities, or between states; also, a formal agreement
between governments or sovereign powers; as, a postal convention between two ...
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Relationships (1 Occurrence)
... or domestic relations of the Bible include (1) those of consanguinity or blood
relationship, (2) affinity or marriage relationship, and (3) legal convention. ...
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James (40 Occurrences)
... By the time of the Jerusalem convention, ie about 51 AD (compare Galatians 2:1),
James had reached the position of first overseer in the church (compare Acts 15 ...
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Negotiate (1 Occurrence)
... 3. (vi) To hold intercourse respecting a treaty, league, or convention; to treat
with, respecting peace or commerce; to conduct communications or conferences. ...
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Diet (2 Occurrences)
... 7. (n.) A legislative or administrative assembly in Germany, Poland, and some other
countries of Europe; a deliberative convention; a council; as, the Diet of ...
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Delos
... In 478 Delos was chosen as the place for the convention of the representatives of
the Greek states for deliberation about means for defense against Persia. ...
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Delegation (5 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) One or more persons appointed or chosen, and commissioned to represent others,
as in a convention, in Congress, etc.; the collective body of delegates ...
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Meeting (323 Occurrences)
... two rivers. 4. (n.) A congregation; a collection of people; a convention;
as, a large meeting; an harmonious meeting. 5. (n.) An ...
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Convent

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Conversant (2 Occurrences)

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Bible Concordance

Convention (1 Occurrence)

Numbers 16:2 and they rise up before Moses, with men of the sons of Israel, two hundred and fifty, princes of the company, called of the convention, men of name,
(YLT)

Subtopics

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Related Terms

Relationships (1 Occurrence)

James (40 Occurrences)

Negotiate (1 Occurrence)

Diet (2 Occurrences)

Delos

Delegation (5 Occurrences)

Meeting (323 Occurrences)