There is a serious danger that, given a sufficient concatenation of crises, a full-scale revival of Fascism could be convoked. |
The bishops met in the synods that were convoked from the second century onwards. |
At one point, he was inspired to compare this gathering to those convoked by workers' movements a century ago. |
In describing them, Tanner sets the context in which they were convoked and, in passing, describes and defines the nomenclature used in conciliar deliberations. |
This is why King Oswy chaired and arbitrated the discussions in Whitby, just as continental rulers habitually convoked and presided over ecclesiastical councils. |
Grands Jours, which the king convoked irregularly, provided a means to reassert royal authority in problematic areas. |