conventicle

conventicle
conventicle [kən ven′ti kəl]
n.
[ME < OFr conventicule < L conventiculum, dim. of CONVENT]
1. a religious assembly held illegally and secretly by certain Protestant sects that disputed the authority of the Church of England in the 16th and 17th cent.
2. the meeting place of such an assembly

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  • conventicle — (n.) from L. conventiculum a small assembly, dim. of conventus (see CONVENT (Cf. convent)) …   Etymology dictionary

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  • Conventicle Act — The Conventicle Act can refer to any of the following English Acts of Parliament: Conventicle Act of 1593 Conventicle Act 1664 Conventicles Act 1670 A similar law was enacted in Norway in 1741 (see Haugean) This disambiguation page lists articles …   Wikipedia

  • Conventicle Act of 1593 — The Law= The Conventicle Act of 1593 was an English law requiring separatists to convert to Anglicanism. Those who refused to convert were to be executed or most likely exiled. [ The Western Heritage . 8E. Donald Kagan, Steven Ozmet, Frank M.… …   Wikipedia

  • conventicle — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin conventiculum, diminutive of conventus assembly Date: 14th century 1. assembly, meeting 2. an assembly of an irregular or unlawful character 3. an assembly for religious …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • conventicle — conventicler, n. conventicular /kon ven tik yeuh leuhr/, adj. /keuhn ven ti keuhl/, n. 1. a secret or unauthorized meeting, esp. for religious worship, as those held by Protestant dissenters in England in the 16th and 17th centuries. 2. a place… …   Universalium

  • conventicle — noun a) a secret, unauthorized or illegal religious meeting b) the place where such a meeting is held …   Wiktionary

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