Bible Dictionaries
Conventicle
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A small assembly or gathering; esp., a secret assembly.
(2):
(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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Conventicle'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/conventicle.html. 1828.