Conventicle refers to an assembly of an irregular or unlawful character.
Conventicle se refiere a una asamblea de carácter irregular o ilegal.
| Front | conventicle \kun-VEN-tih-kul\ |
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| Back | noun An assembly of an irregular or unlawful character. ["Conventicle" comes to us from Latin "conventiculum" and ultimately from "convenire," meaning "to assemble." "Conventiculum" means "place of assembly" (it was applied in particular to Roman Christian meetinghouses) or simply "assembly." The English "conventicle" also originally meant "assembly." It then developed an application to illegal meetings, which, in turn, led to the arrival of a sense describing secret meetings for worship in a religion proscribed by law. And finally, "conventicle" developed a sense of "meetinghouse," echoing the earlier use of "conventiculum."] "In 18th-century England, it was a capital offense to preach in any conventicle." |
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