conventicle
conventicle
[kənˈvɛntɪk(ə)l]
noun
[kənˈvɛntɪk(ə)l]
noun
- (historical)a secret or unlawful religious meeting, typically of people with nonconformist views
(史)（尤指非国教徒举行的）秘密（或非法）宗教集会
- late Middle English (in the general sense 'assembly, meeting', particularly a clandestine or illegal one): from Latin conventiculum ('place of) assembly', diminutive of conventus 'assembly, company', from the verb convenire (see convene)
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