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n. 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.

n. The place where such a meeting is held.

n. a secret, unauthorized or illegal religious meeting

n. the place where such a meeting is held

n. a Quaker meetinghouse

n. A small assembly or gathering; esp., a secret assembly.

n. An assembly for religious worship; esp., such an assembly held privately, as in times of persecution, by Nonconformists or Dissenters in England, or by Covenanters in Scotland; -- often used opprobriously, as if those assembled were heretics or schismatics.

n. An assembly or gathering; especially, a secret or unauthorized gathering for the purpose of religious worship.

n. Specifically In Great Britain, a meeting of dissenters from the established church for religious worship.

n. A building in which religious meetings or conventicles are held.

n. Connection; following; party.

To belong to or meet in a conventicle; practise the holding of conventicles for religious worship.

n. a building for religious assembly (especially Nonconformists, e.g., Quakers)

n. a secret unauthorized meeting for religious worship

"About the time that these events were taking place in and around Black's cottage, bands of armed men with women and even children were hastening towards the same locality to attend the great "conventicle," for which the preparations already described were being made."

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