Conventicle

//kənˈvɛntɪk(ə)l//

Synonyms for "conventicle" (49 found)

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Danish

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  • konventikel noun (secret, unauthorized, or illegal religious meeting)

Finnish

1 entries
  • konventikkeli noun (secret, unauthorized, or illegal religious meeting)

French

1 entries
  • conventicule noun (secret, unauthorized, or illegal religious meeting)

German

1 entries
  • Konventikel noun (secret, unauthorized, or illegal religious meeting)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • konventikkel noun (secret, unauthorized, or illegal religious meeting)

Polish

1 entries
  • konwentykiel noun (secret, unauthorized, or illegal religious meeting)

Spanish

1 entries
  • conventículo noun (secret, unauthorized, or illegal religious meeting)

Swedish

1 entries
  • konventikel noun (secret, unauthorized, or illegal religious meeting)

Sample sentences

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[I]f when Luther firſt began to teach new doctrine, the catholiks at that time had not vouchſafed to giue him the hering, but had auoided his prechings & preuy couenticles, ther had not bin now in the worlde, either Lutheran, Swinglian, Calueniſt, Puritan, Anabaptiſt, Trinetarie, Family of loue, Adamite, or the lyke: whereof now there are ſo many thouſands abroad, al ſpringing of that firſt ſecte, and troubling at this day the whole worlde, […]

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If publique Aſſemblies of Divines cannot agree upon a right vvay, private Conventicles of illeterate men, vvill ſoon finde a vvrong. Bivious demurres breed devious reſolutions. Paſſengers to heaven are in haſte, and vvill vvalk one vvay or other.

Source: wiktionary

In the meantime, Lord Avonleigh found a wonderful resource in being loyal; he attended county meetings, denounced the Puritans, discouraged conventicles, discountenanced long graces or long sermons, and was seized with a sudden veneration for the church as established by law, which led to fines and imprisonment on all absentees from worship as ordained by law.

Source: wiktionary

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