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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•ven•ti•cle (kən ven′ti kəl),USA pronunciation n. - Religiona secret or unauthorized meeting, esp. for religious worship, as those held by Protestant dissenters in England in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- Religiona place of meeting or assembly, esp. a Nonconformist meeting house.
- [Obs.]a meeting or assembly.
- Latin conventiculum a small assembly. See convent, -i-, -cle1
- 1350–1400; Middle English
con•ven′ti•cler, n. con•ven•tic•u•lar (kon′ven tik′yə lər),USA pronunciation adj. |