Meeting
In a meeting, two or more people come together to discuss one or more topics, often in a formal setting.
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... Jacob’s meeting of Rachel at the well in Genesis 291–12 is the Torah’s second of several meetings at watering holes that lead to marriage ... Also of the same type scene are Abraham’s servant’s meeting (on behalf of Isaac) of Rebekah at the well in Genesis 2411–27 and Moses’ meeting of Zipporah at the well in Exodus 215–21 ...
... Traditionally, meetings do not have a cross displayed inside or outside their place of worship as the focus is on Christ and the Word of God ... such as stained glass windows for their normal meeting hall have been traditionally discouraged ... Their meeting places sometimes have Bible names, e.g ...
... The miai itself is a casual meeting between the potential couple, the nakōdo, and the parents of both parties ... The nakōdo will determine the place and format of the meeting ... The meeting begins with an informal introduction between the two families by the nakōdo ...
... The British, however, took a more cautious and tempered approach ... Indeed, British officials brought certain general desires to the conference—to achieve peace and stability in the western Pacific, avoid a naval arms race with the United States, thwart Japanese encroachment into areas under their influence, and preserve the security of Singapore, Hong Kong, and Dominion countries—but they did not enter the conference with a specific laundry list of demands rather, they brought with them a vague vision of what the western Pacific should look like after an agreement ...
... Following the Remembrance meeting there may be one other Sunday meeting, or perhaps more ... the person and work of Christ, other meetings involve Bible teaching, evangelism and gospel preaching (among young and old) ... In ministry and Gospel meetings the congregation, seated in rows facing a pulpit or platform, sing hymns and choruses and listen to Scripture readings and a sermon preached by one of the ...
More definitions of "meeting":
- (noun): A formally arranged gathering.
Example: "Next year the meeting will be in Chicago"; "the meeting elected a chairperson"
- (noun): A place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers).
Synonyms: confluence
- (noun): A small informal social gathering.
Example: "There was an informal meeting in my livingroom"
Synonyms: get together
- (noun): A casual or unexpected convergence.
Example: "He still remembers their meeting in Paris"
Synonyms: encounter
- (noun): The act of joining together as one.
Example: "There was no meeting of minds"
Synonyms: merging, coming together
Famous quotes containing the word meeting:
“Passing through here in 1795, Bishop Asbury commented, The country improves in cultivation, wickedness, mills, and stills. Five years later, he held a meeting in the neighborhood and remarked that he thought most of the congregation had come to look at his wig.”
—Administration in the State of Sout, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)
“Knowing someone by reputation is not as good as meeting him face to face.”
—Chinese proverb.
“Ive met a lot of murderers in my day, but Dr. Garth, whatever he is, is the first man Ive ever met who was polite to me and still made the chills run up and down my back.”
—Robert D. Andrews, and Nick Grindé. Police detective, Before I Hang, describing his meeting with Dr. Garth (1940)