Covenstead
//ˈkʌvn̩ˌstɛd// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A permanent circle or temple used to meet for rituals and to store religious items, often a mundane location.
"He began being late for meetings and, as some members travelled quite a distance to the covenstead and had to leave promptly afterwards, Alex took him to task."
- 2 A Wiccan congregation. metonymically
"For the last year, the entire covenstead had noticed an increase in the number of outsiders on their properties."
Example
More examples"He began being late for meetings and, as some members travelled quite a distance to the covenstead and had to leave promptly afterwards, Alex took him to task."
Etymology
From coven + stead; first attested in 1969.
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