[ kən'vɛntɪk(ə)l ]
■ noun historical a secret or unlawful religious meeting, typically of nonconformists.
Origin
ME: from L. conventiculum '(place of) assembly', dimin. of conventus 'assembly, company', from convenire (see convene ).
[ kən'vɛntɪk(ə)l ]
■ noun historical a secret or unlawful religious meeting, typically of nonconformists.
Origin
ME: from L. conventiculum '(place of) assembly', dimin. of conventus 'assembly, company', from convenire (see convene ).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004