ingathering
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8.6
- noun
- /ɪnˈɡæðərɪŋ/
- Archaic
:
reunificación
- The ingathering of exiles to their homeland symbolizes hope and renewal for many communities.
- ingathering of exiles
Examples
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It also clearly contributes to a discourse of inclusion, an "ingathering of exiles" from any and all parts of the Arab World, and offers them the refuge of a "virtual" home in an imagined and longed-for collective Arabdom.
Academic text (1997) -
I wrestled for my friends, for the ingathering of souls, for multitudes of poor souls.
Blog text (13) -
The presence of Jews in the movies and on television is portrayed in great detail, as are the postwar moves to the suburbs and the ingathering at Borscht Belt hotels.
Academic text (2011) -
Suissa finally stomped out of the apartment, cursing the utopian ingathering of the exiles.
Fiction book (1993) -
The Old Testament is replete with promises of a worldwide ingathering of peoples into God's Kingdom (Gen 12:2-3, Ps 22:27, Isa 49:6).
Blog text (8) -
During the ingathering of families at the festival, everyone shared stories and experiences from their time apart.
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The local leaders organized an ingathering to welcome back the citizens who had been away for years.
Synonyms
A coming together of people after being apart
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
ingathering = ingather (transparent) = in + gather + ing
The noun is a regular '-ing' formation from the verb 'ingather' and directly denotes the act named by that verb.
Etymology
Ingathering comes from in- 'in' and gather 'to bring together', so it can mean the act of bringing people back together, like a 'homecoming' or the return of a community to its homeland.