Meaning

1 senses
  1. (capitalized, sometimes)The prayer said before the reading of the epistle lesson, especially one found in a prayerbook, as with the Book of Common Prayer.

    He used the day's collect as the basis of his sermon.

    Oration

    коллектаkollekta, краткая моли́тваkratkaja molítva

More definitions
  • a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England

Examples

747 sentences
  1. My hobby is collecting old bottles.

    Моє хобі — збирання старих пляшок. — deniko

    ruМоё хобби - коллекционирование старинных бутылок. — marafon

    deMein Hobby ist es, alte Flaschen zu sammeln. — lilygilder

  2. I collect dolls from different countries.

    Я збираю ляльок з різних країн. — shanghainese

    ruЯ коллекционирую кукол из разных стран. — Lenin_1917

  3. I collect stamps as a hobby.

    Я збираю марки в якості хобі. — deniko

    ruЯ собираю марки в качестве хобби. — Patissier

    deIch sammle Briefmarken als Hobby. — al_ex_an_der

  4. His hobby is collecting strange butterflies.

    Його хобі - колекціонування незвичайних метеликів. — ChickenKiev

    ruЕго хобби - коллекционирование необычных бабочек. — marafon

  5. My hobby is collecting old coins.

    Моє хоббі — колекціонувати старі монети. — quez

    ruМоё хобби — собирать старинные монеты. — Hellerick

    deMein Hobby ist das Sammeln alter Münzen. — samueldora

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
prayer said before reading of the epistle lesson:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
prayer said before reading of the epistle lesson:

Origin

From Middle English collecte, from Ecclesiastical Latin collēcta (“assembly; collect”), or

From Middle English collecte, from Ecclesiastical Latin collēcta (“assembly; collect”), originally designating the gathering at the beginning of a liturgical celebration.

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Forms

plural: collects
Singularcollect
Pluralcollects

regular

Collocations

7 patterns
  • collecting stamps
  • hobby is collecting
  • collecting old coins
  • is collecting stamps
  • collecting old
  • is collecting old
  • collecting data

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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