GATH'ERING, participle present tense Collecting; assembling; drawing together; plaiting; wrinkling. GATH'ERING, noun The act of collecting or assembling. 1. Collection; a crowd; an assembly. 2. Charitable contribution. 1 Corinthians 16:2. 3. A tumor suppurated or maturated; a collection of pus; an abscess.
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