Noun: conventicle kun'ven-ti-kul
- A secret unauthorized meeting for religious worship
"The Puritans held conventicles during times of persecution"
- A building for religious assembly (especially Nonconformists, e.g., Quakers)
"The Quakers gathered at the conventicle for their weekly service";
- meetinghouse
Derived forms: conventicles
Type of: get-together, house of God, house of prayer, house of worship, meeting, place of worship
Encyclopedia: Conventicle