collect (adj)

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

collect, cod (verb)

payable by the recipient on delivery

"a collect call"; "the letter came collect"; "a COD parcel"

roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoard (verb)

get or gather together

"I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"

collect, take in (verb)

call for and obtain payment of

"we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts"; "he collected the rent"

gather, garner, collect, pull together (verb)

assemble or get together

"gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"

collect, pull in (verb)

get or bring together

"accumulate evidence"

collect, pick up, gather up, call for (adverb)

gather or collect

"You can get the results on Monday"; "She picked up the children at the day care center"; "They pick up our trash twice a week"

collect (adverb)

make a telephone call or mail a package so that the recipient pays

"call collect"; "send a package collect"

Collect

The collect is a short general prayer of a particular structure used in Christian liturgy. Collects appear in the liturgies of Roman Catholic, Anglican,and Lutheran churches, among others. They are unknown in the liturgies of eastern Christianity.

Collect

The collect ( KOL-ekt) is a short general prayer of a particular structure used in Christian liturgy. Collects appear in the liturgies of Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Anglican, Methodist, Lutheran, and Presbyterian churches, among others (in those of Eastern Christianity the Greek term [déesis] synapté is often used instead of the Latin term [oratio] collecta, both having the same meaning).