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Noun: ingathering  'in,ga-dhu-ring
  1. Request for a sum of money
    "The church held an annual ingathering to fund its charitable activities";
    - solicitation, appeal, collection
Verb: ingather  in'ga-dhu(r)
  1. To gather in or collect
    "They ingathered the harvest before the storm"
     
  2. To bring together mentally or spiritually
    "The leader sought to ingather support from various factions"

Derived forms: ingatherings

Type of: petition, postulation, request

Encyclopedia: Ingathering