conventicle

con·ven·ti·cle

C0613400 (kən-vĕn′tĭ-kəl)n.1. A religious meeting, especially a secret or illegal one, such as those held by Dissenters in England and Scotland in the 16th and 17th centuries.2. The place where such a meeting is held.

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[Middle English, from Latin conventiculum, meeting, diminutive of conventus, assembly; see convent.]

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con·ven′ti·cler n.

conventicle

(kənˈvɛntɪkəl) n1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a secret or unauthorized assembly for worship2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a small meeting house or chapel for a religious assembly, esp of Nonconformists or Dissenters[C14: from Latin conventiculum a meeting, from conventus; see convent] conˈventicler n

con•ven•ti•cle

(kənˈvɛn tɪ kəl)

n. 1. a secret or unauthorized meeting, esp. for religious worship. 2. a place of meeting or assembly, esp. a Nonconformist meeting house. 3. a meeting or assembly. [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin conventiculum a small assembly. See convent, -i-, -cle¹] con•ven′ti•cler, n. con•ven•tic•u•lar (ˌkɒn vɛnˈtɪk yə lər) adj.

Conventicle

 a small or private assembly, 1382; a meeting for religious worship, 1649; a clandestine or irregular meeting. See also conciliable.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	conventicle - a secret unauthorized meeting for religious worshipget together, meeting - a small informal social gathering; "there was an informal meeting in my living room"
	2.	conventicle - a building for religious assembly (especially Nonconformists, e.g., Quakers)meetinghousehouse of God, house of prayer, house of worship, place of worship - any building where congregations gather for prayer