conventicle
pronunciation
How to pronounce conventicle in British English:
UK [kən'ventɪkl]
How to pronounce conventicle in American English:
US [kən'ventɪkəl]
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- Noun:
- a secret unauthorized meeting for religious worship
- a building for religious assembly (especially Nonconformists, e.g., Quakers)
Word Origin
- conventicle (n.)
- from Latin conventiculum "a small assembly," diminutive of conventus (see convent).