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reception (iou)



reception noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French reception or Latin receptio(n-), from recept-: see RECEPTACLE, -ION.]
The action or fact of acquiring or getting something. LME.
The action of taking in, containing, or accommodating a person or thing. LME.
b. A receptacle. M-L17.
c. The action of learning or understanding. M19.
Astrology. The fact of either of two planets being received into the other's house or other dignity. LME.
The action of receiving esp. a person, or the fact of being received, into a place, group, etc. M17.
George Eliot The..palace..had been prepared for the reception of another tenant.
b. A formal or ceremonious welcome. M17.
Addison His reception is..recorded on a Medal.
c. In full reception room. A room in a house available or suitable for receiving company or visitors. E19.
d. A social occasion or formal party, esp. after a wedding. M19.
L. Ellmann A reception honouring the opening of our new office.
e. A place where guests or clients report on arrival at a hotel, office, etc. Usu. without article. E20.
W. Golding I went in to reception but they said you weren't staying there.
The action of receiving, or the fact of being received, in a certain manner. Usu. with specifying word. M17.
S. Weintraub Certain..of no cordial reception by his brother. M. Meyer The audience..cheered; never have I heard a reception equal to that.
b. The receiving of broadcast signals; the quality of this. E20.
The action of giving credit to or accepting something. M17.
Church Times It is not through reception by the people of God that a definition..acquires authority.
Capacity for receiving. M-L17.
Comb.: reception centre a centre for the reception of newcomers or visitors; spec. a hostel providing temporary accommodation for the homeless; reception class the lowest class in an infant school; reception order an order authorizing the entry and detention of a person in a mental hospital; reception room: see sense 4c above.
receptionism noun (Theology) the doctrine that the faithful communicant receives the true body and blood of Christ along with the (unchanged) bread and wine E20.
receptionist noun (a) Theology a believer in receptionism; (b) a person employed by a hotel, office, etc., to receive and register guests, clients, etc.: M19.