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.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa una reunión secreta o no autorizada para el culto religioso, o el edificio utilizado para dicha reunión, especialmente asociada con grupos inconformistas como los cuáqueros.

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.

   🇪🇸Conventículo religioso secreto

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.

   🇪🇸Casa de reunión no conformista

   Sinónimos: chapelmeetinghouse

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