conventicle
Conventicle (noun) means a secret, unauthorized or illegal religious meeting.
Etymology
From Late Middle English conventicle, conventicule (“a gathering, meeting (especially a secret or unlawful one); (derogatory) a church”), from Latin conventiculum (“assembly; meeting (or the place involved); association”), from conventus (“assembled, convened”) + -culum (suffix forming noun diminutives), perfect passive participle of conveniō (“to assemble, convene, meet together”), from con- (“together, with”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“along, at, next to, with”)) + veniō (“to approach, come”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- (“to step”) + *-yéti (suffix forming intransitive, imperfective verbs)).
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What is the meaning of conventicle?
"conventicle" (noun) means a secret, unauthorized or illegal religious meeting.
What are the different meanings of conventicle?
"conventicle" has 3 main meanings: 1. A secret, unauthorized or illegal religious meeting; 2. The place where such a meeting is held; 3. A Quaker meetinghouse.