Noun

(wikipedia colloquy) (colloquies)

A conversation or dialogue.

* 1897 , Henry James, What Maisie Knew :

And she repeated the free caress into which her colloquies with Maisie almost always broke and which made the child feel that her affection at least was a gage of safety.

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(obsolete) A formal conference.

(Christianity) A church court held by certain Reformed denominations.

A written discourse.

(legal) A discussion during a trial in which a judge ensures that the defendant understands what is taking place in the trial and what their rights are.

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Noun

(en noun)

A phrase or expression connected to an individual or a group of individuals through repeated usage.

The television show host is widely recognized for his all-too-common locutions .

The use of a word or phrase in an unusual or specialized way.

* 1992 , Judith Jarvis Thomson, The Realm of Rights (page 299)

So it cannot be supposed that promisings differ from other word-givings in that a word-giver makes a promise only if he or she uses the locution "I promise".

A supernatural revelation where a religious figure, statue or icon speaks, usually to a saint.