coven
noun
co·ven ˈkə-vən 
also ˈkō-
1
: a collection of individuals with similar interests or activities
a coven of intellectuals
2
: an assembly or band of usually 13 witches
Synonyms
- body
- bunch
- circle
- clan
- clique
- community
- coterie
- crowd
- fold
- galère
- gang
- klatch
- klatsch
- lot
- network
- pack
- ring
- set
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
a coven of epicures who gather for monthly wine tastings
Recent Examples on the Web The world is her coven, and there's plenty of room for more people to appreciate her witchy wiles. 
Nojan Aminosharei, Harper's BAZAAR, 1 June 2022 Teenage angst goes supernatural when the new girl at school falls in with a coven of witches — and things go off the rails. Lauren Puckett-pope, Good Housekeeping, 19 May 2022 In the next banquette, a coven of Italian fashion royalty (clad in Valentino pink, certo) take bets on Rihanna’s due date. ELLE, 4 May 2022 Where the witches in Coen’s film are so economical they’re all played by the same actress (Kathryn Hunter), Polanski gives us a massive coven of naked hags, mixing a truly vile-looking elixir. Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2022 There were also talks about Prudence and Ambrose going off and starting their own coven. Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2022 In the 1993 original, teenager Max Dennison (Omri Katz) accidentally resurrects a coven of evil witches known as the Sanderson Sisters (played by Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy). Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 31 Jan. 2022 Imagine the Roys as a coven of powerful vampires with Logan as their sire, not only leeching off the world in your standard-issue billionaire way but in a bloodsucking way too. Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2021 With Budapest serving as high priestess, the coven grew. Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2021 See More
Nojan Aminosharei, Harper's BAZAAR, 1 June 2022 Teenage angst goes supernatural when the new girl at school falls in with a coven of witches — and things go off the rails. Lauren Puckett-pope, Good Housekeeping, 19 May 2022 In the next banquette, a coven of Italian fashion royalty (clad in Valentino pink, certo) take bets on Rihanna’s due date. ELLE, 4 May 2022 Where the witches in Coen’s film are so economical they’re all played by the same actress (Kathryn Hunter), Polanski gives us a massive coven of naked hags, mixing a truly vile-looking elixir. Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2022 There were also talks about Prudence and Ambrose going off and starting their own coven. Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2022 In the 1993 original, teenager Max Dennison (Omri Katz) accidentally resurrects a coven of evil witches known as the Sanderson Sisters (played by Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy). Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 31 Jan. 2022 Imagine the Roys as a coven of powerful vampires with Logan as their sire, not only leeching off the world in your standard-issue billionaire way but in a bloodsucking way too. Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2021 With Budapest serving as high priestess, the coven grew. Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English covin agreement, confederacy, from Anglo-French covine, from Medieval Latin convenium agreement, from Latin convenire to agree — more at convenient
First Known Use
circa 1520, in the meaning defined at sense 1
coven
noun
as in clique
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially a coven of epicures who gather for monthly wine tastings Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- clique
- community
- clan
- circle
- pack
- gang
- crowd
- bunch
- network
- coterie
- organization
- club
- commune
- body
- tribe
- guild
- ring
- fold
- klatch
- set
- sect
- society
- elite
- faction
- fraternity
- lot
- college
- klatsch
- galère
- squad
- league
- sorority
- sisterhood
- camp
- brotherhood
- alliance
- coalition
- union
- gild
- in-group
- closed shop
- fellowship
- council
- bloc
- charmed circle
- side
- federation
- mess
- sodality
- congress
- confederation
- order
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- loner
- individualist