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 Cor. 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.
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