conventicle

A noun referring to a secret or unauthorized meeting for religious worship, or a building used for such assembly, particularly associated with Nonconformist groups like Quakers.

• 🇩🇪Ein heimliches oder nicht genehmigtes Treffen zur religiösen Andacht oder ein Gebäude, das für solche Treffen genutzt wird, insbesondere im Zusammenhang mit nonkonformistischen Gruppen wie den Quäkern.

1. Secret religious meeting C2 formal british

   A private, often unauthorized gathering for religious worship, especially during times of persecution.

   • The Puritans held a conventicle in the barn to avoid detection.
   • During the 17th century, conventicles were illegal in England.
   • The authorities raided the conventicle and arrested the worshippers.

   🇩🇪Geheime religiöse Versammlung

2. Nonconformist meeting house C2 formal british

   A building used for religious assembly by Nonconformist groups, such as Quakers or Baptists.

   • The old conventicle still stands as a historic site.
   • Quakers often gathered in a simple conventicle for their meetings.
   • The conventicle was a plain building with no steeple.

   🇩🇪Betsaal

   Synonyme: chapelmeetinghouse

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