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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COLLECTION, n.
1. The act of gathering, or assembling.
2. The body formed by gathering; an assemblage, or assembly; a crowd; as a collection of men.
3. A contribution; a sum collected for a charitable purpose.
Now concerning the collection for the saints. 1 Corinthians 16.
4. A gathering, as of matter in an abscess.
5. The act of deducing consequences; reasoning; inference.
6. A corollary; a consectary; a deduction from premises; consequence.
7. A book compiled from other books, by the putting together of parts; a compilation; as a collection of essays or sermons.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: several things grouped together or considered as a whole [syn: collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage]
2: a publication containing a variety of works [syn: collection, compendium]
3: request for a sum of money; "an appeal to raise money for starving children" [syn: solicitation, appeal, collection, ingathering]
4: the act of gathering something together [syn: collection, collecting, assembling, aggregation]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 14th century 1. the act or process of collecting 2. a. something collected; especially an accumulation of objects gathered for study, comparison, or exhibition or as a hobby b. group, aggregate c. a set of apparel designed for sale usually in a particular season

U.S. Military Dictionary

In intelligence usage, the acquisition of information and the provision of this information to processing elements. See also intelligence process. (JP 2-01)

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 the act or process of collecting or being collected. 2 a group of things collected together, esp. systematically. 3 (foll. by of) an accumulation; a mass or pile (a collection of dust). 4 a the collecting of money, esp. in church or for a charitable cause. b the amount collected. 5 the regular removal of mail, esp. from a postbox, for dispatch. 6 (in pl.) Brit. college examinations held at the end of a term, esp. at Oxford University. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L collectio -onis (as COLLECT(1))

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Collection Col*lec"tion, n. [L. collectio: cf. F. collection.] 1. The act or process of collecting or of gathering; as, the collection of specimens. 2. That which is collected; as: (a) A gathering or assemblage of objects or of persons. ``A collection of letters.'' --Macaulay. (b) A gathering of money for charitable or other purposes, as by passing a contribution box for freewill offerings. ``The collection for the saints.'' --1 Cor. xvi. 1 (c) (Usually in pl.) That which is obtained in payment of demands. (d) An accumulation of any substance. ``Collections of moisture.'' --Whewell. ``A purulent collection.'' --Dunglison. 3. The act of inferring or concluding from premises or observed facts; also, that which is inferred. [Obs.] We may safely say thus, that wrong collections have been hitherto made out of those words by modern divines. --Milton. 4. The jurisdiction of a collector of excise. [Eng.] Syn: Gathering; assembly; assemblage; group; crowd; congregation; mass; heap; compilation.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(collections) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A collection of things is a group of similar things that you have deliberately acquired, usually over a period of time. The Art Gallery of Ontario has the world's largest collection of sculptures by Henry Moore... He made the mistake of leaving his valuable record collection with a former girlfriend. N-COUNT: oft N of n 2. A collection of stories, poems, or articles is a number of them published in one book. The Brookings Institution has assembled a collection of essays from foreign affairs experts. N-COUNT: oft N of n 3. A collection of things is a group of things. Wye Lea is a collection of farm buildings that have been converted into an attractive complex. N-COUNT: usu N of n 4. A fashion designer's new collection consists of the new clothes they have designed for the next season. N-COUNT 5. Collection is the act of collecting something from a place or from people. Money can be sent to any one of 22,000 agents worldwide for collection. ...computer systems to speed up collection of information. N-UNCOUNT 6. If you organize a collection for charity, you collect money from people to give to charity. I asked my headmaster if he could arrange a collection for a refugee charity. N-COUNT 7. A collection is money that is given by people in church during some Christian services. N-COUNT

Easton's Bible Dictionary

The Christians in Palestine, from various causes, suffered from poverty. Paul awakened an interest in them among the Gentile churches, and made pecuniary collections in their behalf (Acts 24:17; Rom. 15:25, 26; 1 Cor. 16:1-3; 2 Cor. 8:9; Gal. 2:10).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ko-lek'-shun:

(1) In the Old Testament (mas'eth, "something taken up"), used in 2Ch 24:6,9 the King James Version with reference to the tax prescribed in Ex, 30:12,16; the Revised Version (British and American) "tax."

(2) In the New Testament "collection" is the translation given to logia, found only twice (classical, sulloge). It is used with reference to the collection which Paul took up in the Gentilechurches for the poor Christians in Jerusalem, as, for some reason, perhaps more severe persecutions, that church was especially needy (1Co 16:1,2; verse 2 the King James Version "gatherings"). Other words, such as bounty, contribution, blessing, alms, ministration, are used to indicate this same ministry. Paul seems to have ascribed to it great importance. Therefore, he planned it carefully long in advance; urged systematic, weekly savings for it; had delegates carefully chosen to take it to Jerusalem; and, in spite of dangers, determined himself to accompany them. Evidently he thought it the crowning act of his work in the provinces of Galatia, Asia, Macedonia and Achaia, for as soon as it was finished he purposed to go to Rome and the West (Ac 24:17; Ro 15:25,26; 2Co 8; 9).

See also COMMUNION. G. H. Trever

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Assemblage, group, cluster, gathering, crowd. 2. Accumulation, heap, mass, hoard, store, pile, aggregation. 3. Contribution (for charitable purposes).

Moby Thesaurus

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